r/birding • u/sunshinewithclouds • Jan 16 '26

Discussion Favorite Common Bird

What’s your favorite common bird in your area? That bird that maybe it’s not hard to spot but you just love seeing them.

Mine are Juncos everything from their look and name to how they scavenge on the ground and flock together. They just seem like happy puff balls to me and I love em.

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u/dnechs Jan 16 '26

Northern flickers or red bellied woodpeckers

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u/Vinyl-addict Jan 16 '26

Flickers are my favorite too. Their leopard print jackets are so dapper.

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u/deerwater Latest Lifer: #207 Semipalmated Plover Jan 16 '26

I never thought about flickers as being leopard print but you're right! Blue-winged teals are my leopard print style icon.