Binoculars can be used to help identify birds.
Whether relaxing in your backyard or hiking through a forest, it's easy to be lured into the world of bird watching when a beautiful red-headed bird perches in a tree above you. Knowing the particular species can give you insight into how often you may see the bird in the future. Many birds with red heads can be identified through their size, shape and other coloring on their body.
Instructions
1. Red-headed woodpecker
Identify the red-headed woodpecker by its bright red head and neck, black and white wings and white breast. Spot the woodpecker's black tail, legs and feet. Look for a bird in southern Canada and the eastern United States that is small to medium-sized and has a strong black beak used for drilling into trees.
2. Northern cardinal
Look for a midsized, vibrant red songbird, typically found in woodlands and gardens throughout southern Canada, the eastern United States and South through Texas and Mexico. Identify the male northern cardinal by the prominent crest at the top of its head. Spot the cardinal's red bill and black face.
3. Scarlet tanager
Search for a medium-sized, brilliant red songbird with black wings and tail. Identify the male scarlet tanager by its habitat, which is typically in large forested areas across the Midwest and eastern United States. Look for a bird that migrates south through Central America to South America.
4. Identify the male pine grosbeak by its pinkish-red head, breast and back and its black tail and wings with white wing bars. Look for a black-beaked bird that would be considered a large finch but midsized songbird located in coniferous forests throughout Alaska and the western mountains of the United States and Canada.
5. Look for a small, stocky-built bird with a scarlet red head, throat and underparts and a thick black eye-line that resembles a mask. Spot the male vermilion flycatcher's dark gray wings and white tipped tail. Search for the bird in open woodlands found in the southwestern United States, Central America and down through central South America.
6. Search for the red-faced warbler throughout the mountains of Mexico as well as in the high-elevation forests of Arizona and New Mexico. Look for a small songbird with a vivid red face and breast and a small black patch on top of its head running down the sides. Identify the bird by its nesting placement in a small hole in ground.
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