Also known as Kinnikinnick, this natural ground cover with leathery evergreen leaves and red berries can be found growing in sandy, rocky soils in...

This relative of the European Robin nests across Eurasia, can sometimes be found in small numbers in North America, and overwinters in Africa.

This is one of the few birds that many residents of the USA know by name... but it is THAT NAME that makes many...

Birders in the eastern half of America welcome this bird as one of their most colorful and recognizable, with its classic blue plumage, contrasted...

This black-white-and-grey bird points its slender bill downwards - or tilts it comically upwards - as it spirals face-first down tree trunks and round...

This tree has large, opposite, palmately compound leaves and pyramids of flowers around May. It is often planted in parks and along city streets.

Similar in many ways to the American Goldfinch, this little bird has a heavily streaked breast and can often be found in sizeable groups.

One of the few species to walk face-first down tree trunks, this little bird also has a distinct black stripe through its eye.

A familiar weed of lawns, fields, roadsides, and gardens, this plant and its close relatives are the only species eaten by beautiful monarch butterflies.