Birds

An Eastern Wild Turkey hen in the Longfellow formal garden.
An Eastern wild turkey hen in the Longfellow formal garden.  Turkeys have become common visitors to the site, often foraging on the grounds or roosting in the trees at night.

NPS Photo / David R. Daly

The following list of birds records those identified at Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site. If you visit the site and see birdlife not listed below, send an e-mail and let us know!

American Crow
American Goldfinch
American Redstart
American Robin
American Woodcock
Baltimore Oriole
Black and White Warbler
Black Capped Chickadee
Blue Jay
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Canada Goose
Carolina Wren
Cedar Waxwing
Chimney Swift
Chipping Sparrow
Common Grackle
Common Raven
Common Yellowthroat
Cooper's Hawk
Dark Eyed Junco
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Wild Turkey
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Hermit Thrush
Herring Gull
House Finch
House Sparrow
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker
Northern Mockingbird
Pigeon
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-tailed Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Snowy Owl
Song Sparrow
Tufted Titmouse
Turkey Vulture
White-breasted Nuthatch
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-throated Vireo

Last updated: July 1, 2024

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