Learn the birds of Georgia
72 birds in 12 short units, from your backyard to the Okefenokee, barrier islands, piedmont and Blue Ridge. By sight, sound and story, with real photos and recordings.
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A few you’ll meet first

Northern CardinalPhoto: The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
Great EgretPhoto: William Harland · CC BY · iNaturalist 
Double-crested CormorantPhoto: Mdf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Canada GoosePhoto: Tser · CC BY · iNaturalist
The course
Each unit is a small group of birds, easiest first, with look-alikes kept apart. Meet them, learn them by sight, sound and story, then finish with a Field test. The units get harder as you go.
Georgia Essentials
- Unit 1: Gentle startNorthern Cardinal, Carolina Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Phoebe, Northern Mockingbird and Great Blue Heron
- Unit 2: Gentle startGreat Egret, Anhinga, Mallard, American Robin, Brown Thrasher and Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Unit 3: Gentle startDouble-crested Cormorant, Mourning Dove, Barred Owl, Tufted Titmouse, House Finch and Chipping Sparrow
- Unit 4: Building upCanada Goose, Red-shouldered Hawk, Osprey, Black Vulture, Blue Jay and Downy Woodpecker
- Unit 5: Building upRed-tailed Hawk, Carolina Chickadee, Boat-tailed Grackle, Eastern Towhee, Pine Warbler and Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Unit 6: Building upRuby-throated Hummingbird, Turkey Vulture, Red-winged Blackbird, American Goldfinch, Song Sparrow and Yellow-rumped Warbler
Beyond the Basics
- Unit 7: SteadyHouse Sparrow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown-headed Cowbird, Gray Catbird, Brown Pelican, Pileated Woodpecker and White Ibis
- Unit 8: SteadyBrown-headed Nuthatch, Wild Turkey, Palm Warbler, Wood Stork and Red-headed Woodpecker
- Unit 9: SteadyWhite-throated Sparrow, Belted Kingfisher, Green Heron, White-eyed Vireo, Hermit Thrush and American Crow
- Unit 10: HardestLittle Blue Heron, Summer Tanager, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Cedar Waxwing, Eastern Kingbird and Killdeer
- Unit 11: HardestLaughing Gull, European Starling, Snowy Egret, Indigo Bunting and Cooper’s Hawk
- Unit 12: HardestBarn Swallow, Common Grackle, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Bald Eagle, Ring-billed Gull and Painted Bunting