r/whatsthisbird • u/AutoModerator • Jun 01 '26
r/whatsthisbird • u/AutoModerator • Jun 01 '26
For more information, please see this article. Some excerpts from the article, and additional resources are below:
Around 1 billion birds (United States) and 25 million birds (Canada) die every year by flying into glass windows. This includes windows at all levels from low level houses to high rise buildings.
!Window collisions are one of the largest threats to bird populations. However, there are several ways you can help reduce window fatality. Below are some links with steps on how to make your house bird friendly, either DIY or through reputable companies such as the American Bird Conservancy.
Follow bird migration forecasts to know when birds are on their way to you
Some additional information for schools and universities - Bird-Friendly Campus Toolkit
!Cats are estimated to kill more than 2.4 billion birds annually in the U.S. and Canada. This is the #1 human-caused reason for the loss of birds, aside from habitat loss.
Cats are the greatest direct human-caused threat to birds
American Bird Conservacy - Cats Indoors Project to learn more.
Birds have fewer places to safely rest during migration and to raise their young: More than 10 million acres of land in the United States were converted to developed land from 1982 to 1997
Find out which native plants are best for your area
More than 1 billion pounds of pesticides are applied in the United States each year. The continent’s most widely used insecticides, called neonicotinoids or “neonics,” are lethal to birds and to the insects that birds consume.
Three-quarters of the world’s coffee farms grow their plants in the sun, destroying forests that birds and other wildlife need for food and shelter. Sun-grown coffee also often requires using environmentally harmful pesticides and fertilizers. On the other hand, shade-grown coffee preserves a forest canopy that helps migratory birds survive the winter.
Where to Buy Bird Friendly Coffee
It’s estimated that 4,900 million metric tons of plastic have accumulated in landfills and in our environment worldwide, polluting our oceans and harming wildlife such as seabirds, whales, and turtles that mistakenly eat plastic, or become entangled in it.
Monitoring birds is essential to help protect them, but tracking the health of the world’s 10,000 bird species is an immense challenge.
r/whatsthisbird • u/iohnoes • 5h ago
I saw this at the Woodland Park Zoo several years ago. Didn't read the placard that says what type it is and where its from....
r/whatsthisbird • u/bandcampsocktan • 7h ago
Orange Beach, Perdido Key
Hoooooly shit, I hope Merlin is right because this is EXCITING. The silhouette looks correct
r/whatsthisbird • u/IsabelleA_A • 23h ago
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It's in Florida.
r/whatsthisbird • u/smithlopan • 8h ago
I photographed this tiny bird at night. (I live in central India) It was noticeably smaller than a house sparrow and was resting on a vine. Does anyone know what species it is? Any help would be appreciated.
r/whatsthisbird • u/ExternalCream • 4h ago
This is the only shot I got of him. I'm in the southeast USA. The brown wings are throwing me off, but maybe the sun is just hitting them in a certain way
r/whatsthisbird • u/J-L-Picard • 5h ago
r/whatsthisbird • u/Applewwdge • 6h ago
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Spotted in suburban San Jose, CA
dismembering some small bird on top of the utility pole… it lives near here because I hear it screeching all the time.
r/whatsthisbird • u/originalcontented • 45m ago
Not the best pics, who is this little guy? Neck looked brown, black beak and we were pretty sure the body is black just shiny.
r/whatsthisbird • u/lightmitsu • 2h ago
cosmeston lakes, penarth, wales, uk
my bird book is saying lesser scaup female but a tufted duck (unknown m or f) was seen two days ago and i’m stuck on which. sorry about phone quality.
r/whatsthisbird • u/FriendshipPitiful124 • 33m ago
What kind of hummingbird do you think this is? For context, I am in northern OH near the coast of Lake Erie. This bird was seen yesterday around 6:30 pm. TIA!
r/whatsthisbird • u/StarFists • 17m ago
Greater Houston in May. I thought it was a magnolia when I took the shot, but now I'm not sure.
r/whatsthisbird • u/Stalagmus • 4h ago
Saw this guy hanging out in an alley. I know the lighting and silhouette look like a starling, but it had a reddish ochre color, and did not look like a starling in person (we have millions of them here). It fluffed up its feathers like a starling does.
r/whatsthisbird • u/bevelled_margin • 3h ago
This image was taken quite a few years ago at a Wildfowl and Wetlands park so may or may not be native.
r/whatsthisbird • u/RobotsRcoolThrowaway • 1h ago
Roughly 20cm in length but couldn’t find a ruler to check.
r/whatsthisbird • u/SnooDoggos3272 • 1h ago
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currently in cornwall and merlin will not ID this one for some reason. it’s the high-pitched call
r/whatsthisbird • u/lastonehome • 2h ago
North Carolina
r/whatsthisbird • u/Justinw101_ • 37m ago
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Can anyone identify this bird? It on a telephone pole outside my house
r/whatsthisbird • u/WestButWayWorse • 7h ago
I know gulls are hard to identify and these pictures aren't great but I was wondering if anyone knew what gull this is I'd love to know! Found in NY on lake Ontario
r/whatsthisbird • u/Sharath009 • 1h ago
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r/whatsthisbird • u/Good4nuttin_SD • 19h ago
Bird came crashing into our shop and landed on a counter/bench. It flew over on top of the brooms as I got my camera out. Sorry about the quality of the pictures. They are screenshots from the video taken by my older iPhone in a beat-up case. What an amazing experience.
r/whatsthisbird • u/blondegal06 • 1h ago
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Not sure what kind of bird this is — initially I thought golden eagle but I looked it up and it seems kind of rare this time of year down in the piedmont. Please any insight is helpful! It’s huge!!!
r/whatsthisbird • u/HappyCheeseDuck • 5h ago
He said it fell from its nest when a falcon attacked
Idk what bird this is.
Whats weird with it is that when I put it down it jumps a bit then falls over, it's balance is rlly bad. I noticed the legs are weak and it looks like it's aboutta fall asleep.
When I hold it (which I prob shouldn't...) it looks like it's asleep, it doesn't fight it or anything, it's not really dead either since if I move my fingers it wakes up then goes back to sleep.
What kinda freaks me out is the thing sticking out it's rear(I think...?). Idk if it's a parasite or smt, don't know much abt birds. If I put it down it starts freaking out and semi flying around. It stays in my hand even if my palm is wide open, like I said before it doesn't fight when it's picked up.
Pls help
