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We’re not choosing the flock — you are. Every bird has a story; read it, then back the one that should be drawn into socks. The birds with the most backers get made. The standings are live, and they never close — and the flock keeps growing.

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Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

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Only as red as what it eats.

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

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A mimic that can fake a hawk's scream.

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

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Only this gold for half the year.

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

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Its name is an alarm code.

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia

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A jewel that's only passing through.

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

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An elegant early riser.

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

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Built for the risk.

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

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The duck everyone knows — and underestimates.

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

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Not really a robin at all.

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

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Brought back from the brink by hand.

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

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A weaver in flame and black.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

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A migrant the weight of a coin.

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

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The duck that nests in trees.

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

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Named for a detail you'll rarely see.

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

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One of the boldest birds on the continent.

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

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The tiger of the night sky.