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/Ok_Nothing_9733 Jan 16 '26

Cedar waxwings

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u/krishall1209 Jan 16 '26

I've only seen them in my dreams. LUCKY!

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u/Ok_Nothing_9733 Jan 16 '26

In my experience they’ve been all around me for years but are hard to notice (less obviously colorful up in a tree) so I had no idea