"My wish is that every person might learn to recognize fifty species of plants and animals native to his or her own region."
http://blog.aba.org/2016/07/the-kaufman-challenge-v-0-5.html Let's see if I can name 25 bird species that I've seen in our backyard (with photos) :D Some photos came from Susquehanna University or other places, if I haven't been able to photograph that bird during their visits to our yard. Some photos are pretty poor quality. I'll have to wait till I see them again to try for a better shot ^_^
1. american robin
2. mourning dove
3. northern cardinal
4. house wren
5. song sparrow
6. chipping sparrow
7. white crowned sparrow
8. house finch
9. goldfinch
10. common grackle
11. cowbird
12. american crow
13. northern flicker
14. downy woodpecker
15. blue jay
16. eastern bluebird
17. brown thrasher
18. grey catbird
19. dark-eyed junco
20. black-capped chickadee
21. tufted titmouse
22. mallard
23. cedar waxwing
24. mockingbird
25. red-tailed hawk