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From biologist Fields Falcone:

Birds you are more likely to see or hear in mature interior lowland forests of Shelby County in the summer (e.g. Lucius Burch State Natural Area along the Wolf River):

1. Northern Cardinal
2. Carolina Wren
3. Tufted Titmouse
4. Carolina Chickadee
5. American Robin
6. White-eyed Vireo
7. Red-eyed Vireo
8. Red-bellied Woodpecker
9. Downy Woodpecker
10. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
11. Acadian Flycatcher
12. Eastern Wood-pewee
13. Yellow-billed Cuckoo
14. Summer Tanager
15. Northern Parula

Here is another list from Wolf River Conservancy for common suburban birds likely to be seen around your house and neighborhood, in no particular order. 

1. Northern Cardinal
2. American Robin
3. Blue Jay
4. Northern Mockingbird
5. Mourning Dove
6. House Finch
7. Carolina Wren
8. Red-bellied Woodpecker
9. Downy Woodpecker
10. Northern Flicker
11. Common Grackle
12. European Starling
13. Ring-necked Dove
14. House Sparrow
15. Ruby-throated Hummingbird

To learn more about birds and how to identify them both by sight and by sound, you might start with these websites or phone app's:

www.allaboutbirds.org/guide

www.audubon.org/field-guide

https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

For information about making your yard more bird-friendly, including planting native plants, visit the following links, and peruse many other resources on our Conservation at Home page.

Creating Wildlife Habitat (National Wildlife Federation)

Native Plant Finder (NWF)

Working Lands for  Wildlife (NRCS)

Native Plants Database (Audubon)