Learn to Identify 15 Common Backyard Birds of the Midwestern United States

Backyard bird watching can be a fun hobby for both birders and general nature lovers. Learning more about the identification and habits of the common backyard birds in your region can make the experience even more enriching. Here are 15 bird species you are likely to see if you feed wild birds in the Midwest. How to ID Hairy Woodpecker vs Downy Woodpecker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOu9dYxtrpI Gear Links (As Amazon Associates we do earn from qualifying purchases) Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 4K Digital Camera Used for most bird videos) - check credits as we do source some photos/videos elsewhere which is noted in the description https://amzn.to/3GZl3Mu Cayer FP2450 Fluid Head Tripod, 75 inches Aluminium Tripod Derek's lighter tripod https://amzn.to/3suX5CK Andoer Video Tripod Aluminum Alloy 67 Inch Derek's heavier tripod https://amzn.to/3uRLTTk Nikon D5300 Derek's vlogging and macro camera https://amzn.to/3HF8jeh Rode VideoMicPro Compact Directional On-Camera Microphone Derek's external microphone for Nikon D5300 https://amzn.to/3oH8YnS Connect with us! https://badgerlandbirding.wordpress.com https://www.instagram.com/badgerlandbirding/ https://www.facebook.com/BadgerlandBirding https://www.tiktok.com/@badgerlandbirding\ Thanks to Terry Sohl for allowing us to use his range maps https://www.sdakotabirds.com/index.html​​ Blue Jay and Northern Cardinal in cover photo by N. Lewis (Public Domain) https://flic.kr/p/zTZPwJ https://flic.kr/p/QbMGDj American Goldfinch in cover photo by Becky Matsubara (Public Domain) https://flic.kr/p/2m1jKDa House Sparrow in cover image and slide by Mathias Appel (Public Domain, edited) Background of cover image is public domain, edited All other photos and videos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann #Birding #BirdWatching #BadgerlandBirding