Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscalua
12½"
eastern Nebraska, year-round;
statewide, summer
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
5¾"
statewide; year-round
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
11"
statewide; year-round
Pine Siskin
Carduelis pinus
5"
Pine Ridge, year-round;
statewide, summer
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
6½"
statewide; summer
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
10"
statewide; year-round
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
5"
statewide; year-round
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
6"
statewide; year-round
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
4¾"
statewide; summer
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapilla
5"
statewide; year-round
House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
5"
statewide; year-round
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolpphus bicolor
6"
eastern Nebraska; year-round
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
8¾"
central and eastern Nebraska;
year-round
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
6¼"
statewide, winter; extreme
western Nebraska, year-round
Red Crossbill
Loxia curviostra
6¼"
western Nebraska; year-round
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
9"
eastern Nebraska, year-round;
statewide, summer
COMMON BACKYARD BIRDS OF NEBRASKA
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