Winter Birds in Ohio

Bird-watching is a popular pastime in this part of the world. More so in the winters when around two dozen species appear in Ohio alone. Putting their preferred food in the feeders can allow you to catch a glimpse of the various types of winter feathered friends from the comfort of your home.

The small winter birds of the state are the American goldfinch, red-bellied woodpecker, house finch, tufted titmouse, dark-eyed junco, and white-breasted nuthatch. There are bigger birds too residing in the state during the cold season.

List of Winter Birds in Ohio

Birds That Stay Back In Ohio during Winter

American Crow
American Goldfinch
American Robin
American Tree Sparrow
Black-capped Chickadee
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
Cedar Waxwing
Common Grackle
Downy Woodpecker
European Starling
Hairy Woodpecker
House Finch
House Sparrow
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-winged Blackbird
Song Sparrow
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-throated Sparrow
Winter Wren
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Winter Migrants to Ohio

Bald Eagle
Brown Creeper
Common Redpoll
Dark-eyed Junco
Eastern Bluebird
Evening Grosbeak
Fox Sparrow
Great-horned Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Pine Siskin
Purple Finch
Snow Bunting
White-winged Crossbill