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Birds of North America

Field and Stream Birds


A juvenile Eastern Meadowlark peering out from a stand of goldenrods in early August on Amherst Island, near Kingston, Ontario, Canada Field and Stream Birds is a general term which describes types of birds that are usually found and associated with this type of environment. Although, this might not be the case all the time. All the different types of birds in North America and elsewhere, adapt to certain kinds of habitats, that best suit their behaviour for finding food and protection.


There are many species of birds that live along fields and forest edges. These birds may seek their foods in the fields and nest in the forests or vice versa. It is not always so easy to separate one from the other. As an example there are woodpeckers, who will be found pecking to their hearts delight in one lonely tree in the middle of an open field or following a few sparse trees along a stream. These same species of birds can also be found deep in the forests, it all comes down to where they best find their food. Another good example are warblers, with so many types in their famliy and these birds are found in many different habitats.


Below is a list of each bird type and the number of species in each family that are more likely to be seen in or near fields and streams. Farther down on this page are pictures of some of these birds;

# BirdName # Bird Name # Bird Name
2 Ani1 Bananaquit6Blackbirds
3 Bluebirds1 Bobolink1Bulbul
17 Buntings2 Cardinals1Catbirds
1 Chat3 Cowbirds4Crows
3 Cuckoos1 Dickcissel15Doves
1 Fieldfare5 Goldfinches3Grackles
23 Hummingbirds8 Kingbirds3Kingfishers
2 Larks4 Longspurs2Magpies
1 Martin2 Meadowlarks2Mockingbirds
1 Myna9 Orioles5Pigeons
7 Pipits1 Phainopepla1Pyrrhuloxia
2 Ravens1 Roadrunner2Redpolls
6 Robins4 Rosy-Finches1Seedeater
39 Sparrows1 Spindalis1Starling
1 Starthroat6 Swallows9Swifts
8 Thrashers6 Towhees2Trogons
1 Violet-ear2 Waterthrushes1Wheatear
10 Wrens1 Yellowthroat  



Click on the bird names listed below to see pictures of the Field and Stream Birds

Field and Stream Birds of North America
American Dipper Bluebirds Buntings
Cardinals Common Yellowthroat Cuckoos
Goldfinches Gray Catbird Greater Roadrunner
Horned Lark Kingfishers Martin
Meadowlarks Mockingbirds Orioles
Redpolls Robins Sparrows
Swallows Towhees Thrashers
Waterthrushes Waxwings Wrens

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