Our Backyard Friends

Getting to KnowOur Backyard FriendsBy Ann McCarthy

Way to go, a Rose-breasted Grosebeak!

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Short and stocky with shaggy blue crestStout black billWhite under partsThe male shows single blue breast bandthe female has two breast bands

Rose-breasted GrosbeakBlack-capped ChickadeeTufted TitmouseCardinalBelted KingfisherWhich backyard friend is

a black chin, throat crown "cap, and white cheek patches. The back is greenish-gray, and the breast is white. The belly and flanks are buff-colored. The tail is gray, and the wings are gray with white edges.

Rose-breasted GrosbeakBlack-capped ChickadeeTufted TitmouseCardinalBelted KingfisherWhich backyard friend has

5a medium-sized songbird with short, rounded wings, a long tail, a heavy conical bill, and a crest. Males are nearly all brilliant red. Rose-breasted GrosbeakBlack-capped ChickadeeTufted TitmouseCardinalWhich backyard friend is Belted Kingfisher

Way to go, a Black-capped Chickadee

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Way to go,The Tuft-Titmouse!

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