17.5" long, 1 lb, 39" wingspan. Black with hooked bill, purple iridescence. Social, loud, "Caw! Caw!" call.
Small songbird, olive-green above, white below. Distinctive features: red eye, thick bill. Forages in trees, sings in spring/summer.
Chunky black birds, glossy in summer, duller in winter. Forage insects, seeds, nest in tree cavities. Common in Virginia.
8.75" long, 1.6 oz, 12" wingspan. Red males, gray females. Song: "pichew-pichew, chew-chew." State bird in 7 states.
5.5" long, .74 oz, 7.5" wingspan, "teakettle" song, reddish-brown, forages insects, vocal.
12" long, 4.2 oz. Brown/gray with pointed tail. Eats seeds, nests in trees. Song: "hooOOA, hoo, hoo, hoo.
Males vibrant blue, females brown with blue hints. Both eat seeds, insects. Common in summer, migrate south for winter.
Small, gray/brown, summer features include rufous cap, white brow, dark eye line, forages for seeds/insects.