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Birds in Your Backyard
![Birds in Your Backyard](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Julie-Larsen-Maher_4858_Red-tailed-Hawk_BXR_04-07-14_hr-652x650.jpg)
Assignment Open From
Mar 18 - May 4, 2020
One of the sweet signs of spring are the birds in your backyard.
Song birds, land birds, water birds, and raptors (right, a red-tailed hawk) flit, fly, and even stop by as they get set for the season. Step outside with your camera, snap some feather-filled shots, and share them with us. It’s a great activity you can do at home while social distancing.
Our editorial team will choose the best submissions based on appeal, composition, originality, and technical quality. A group of chosen pictures will be posted on this page and one will even be featured.
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![Terrie Tannehill](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/terrie_tannehill___robin_with_daffodils_in_central_park_nyc__4620.jpg)
Robin With Daffodils, Central Park, New York.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Michelle Bohdanowycz](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/7f7159b4d2564ce48c8d1e3ed04ec1c0.jpeg.jpg)
Robin nest.
Beach Lake, Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Steven Weiner](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/steven_weiner_male_redwinged_blackbird_singing_bedminster_nj_25apr2020.jpg)
Red-winged blackbird.
Bedminster, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Steven Weiner](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/stevenweiner_male_baltimore_oriole_singing_bridgewater_nj_02may2020.jpg)
Baltimore oriole.
Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Pacharapan Roehrl](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/p_roehrl_cardinal_05_02_2020.jpg)
Northern cardinal.
Mamaroneck, New York, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Sarah Gallop](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/396b76e956994f52bf243c7bcbcd10cb.jpeg.jpg)
Mute swan.
Winchester, Massachusetts, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Steven Weiner](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/steven_weiner_red_tailed_hawk_and_snake_middletown_nj_08mar2020.jpg)
Red-tailed hawk.
Middletown, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Steven Weiner](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/steven_weiner_male_american_goldfinch_basking_ridge_nj_01mar2020.jpg)
American goldfinch.
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Steven Weiner](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/steven_weiner_song_sparrow_somerset_nj_05apr2020.jpg)
Song sparrow.
Somerset, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Steven Weiner](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/steven_weiner_eastern_bluebird_basking_ridge_nj_23nov2019.jpg)
Eastern bluebird.
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Steven Weiner](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/steven_weiner_northern_mocking_bird_bridgewater_nj_05apr2020.jpg)
Northern mockingbird.
Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Steven Weiner](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/steven_weiner_male_rubycrowned_kinglet_bedminster__nj_19apr2020.jpg)
Ruby-crowned kinglet.
Bedminster, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Mary Greagan](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/dsc_03lklk32.jpg)
Bluebirds.
Bethlehem, New York, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Adam Bagun](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/adam_bagun_swan_4162020.jpg)
Mute swan.
Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Steven Weiner](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/steven_weiner_soaring_red_tailed_hawk_bridgewater_nj_16mar2020.jpg)
Red-tailed hawk.
Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Steven Weiner](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/steven_weiner_downy_woodpecker_bridgewater_nj_12dec2019.jpg)
Downy woodpecker.
Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Steven Weiner](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/steven_weiner_bald_eagle_raptors_trust_nj_10nov2019.jpg)
Bald eagle.
Millington, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Steven Weiner](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/steven_weiner_mute_swan_old_fish_hatchery_hackettstown_nj_23nov2019.jpg)
Mute swan.
Hackettstown, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Mary Greagan](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/58375638_2166374756749498_1003308857176358912_o.jpg)
Mourning dove.
Bethlehem, New York, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Mary Greagan](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/93803310_2926716604048639_8651717374430412800_n.jpg)
Blue bird.
Slingerlands, New York, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![John Netterville](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/pileated_woodpecker_2_for_zoo.jpg)
Pileated woodpecker.
Nolensville, Tennessee, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Jeanine Marcoux](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/20200421_193143.jpg)
Dove nest.
Pelham Bay, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Michele J. Richardson](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/northern_flicker2.jpg)
Northern flicker.
Holland, Michigan, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Daniella Cestone](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/dsc01409.jpg)
Osprey.
Cape May, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Alan Hugh Chandler](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/alan_chandler_sea_gull_04_22_20.jpg)
Sea gull.
Burlington, Vermont, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Heather Taylor](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/heather_taylor_barred_owl_4.16.20.jpg)
Barred owl.
Marietta, Georgia, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Peter Rodriguez](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/peterrodriguez_hawk_jan13_2020.jpg)
Hawk.
Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Cathleen Shattuck](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/cathleenshattuck_cardinal_04172020.jpg)
Northern cardinal.
Prospect Park Zoo, Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Kathy Brady](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/downy_woodpecker_march_2018_kathy_brady.jpg)
Downy woodpecker.
Delaware County, Catskill Mountains, New York, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Jordana Torgeson](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/b39e5029e0d64775a01f9458ec89bbb0.jpeg.jpg)
House finch.
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Prabhakaran Elango](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/prabha_housecrow_04_09_20_.jpg)
House-crow.
Rajapalayam, Tamilnadu, India.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Jordana Torgeson](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/95570aeaffe74eab857eab0737cb3f36.jpeg.jpg)
Common grackle.
Como Lake, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Gail Rogers](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/_dsc0888_2.jpg)
Osprey.
Edith Read, Rye, New York, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Gail Rogers](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/_dsc0922_2.jpg)
Osprey.
Edith Read, Rye, New York, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Julie Larsen Maher](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/JLM_8968.jpg)
Great Heron, Pocantico River, New York.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Grace Contomichalos](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/gracecontomichalos_bird_through_window_04032020.jpg)
Northern cardinal.
Sarasota, Florida, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Jessica Collishaw](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/trumpetswan.jpg)
Trumpeter swan.
Bronx Zoo Duck Pond, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Tariq Malik](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/tariq_malik_female_cardinal_sitting_02_21_20.jpg)
Northern cardinal.
Central Park, New York City, New York, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Julia Gallop](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/img_8878.jpg)
Mute swan.
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Amy Miller Cabot](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/traffic_jam_in_redding.png)
Wild turkey traffic jam. Redding, Connecticut.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |
![Julia Gallop](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/img_8927.jpg)
Cooper's hawk.
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States.
Album | Birds in Your Backyard |