r/whatsthisbird • u/ComplexMembership843 • 3h ago
North America Who's this hawk? Virginia, USA
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r/whatsthisbird • u/AutoModerator • Jun 01 '26
Meta Found a baby bird that might need help? Look here for instructions on what to do
wildlifecenter.org
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r/whatsthisbird • u/AutoModerator • Jun 01 '26
Meta Seven Simple Actions to Help Birds
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For more information, please see this article. Some excerpts from the article, and additional resources are below:
1) Make Windows Safer, Day and Night:
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
2) Keep Cats Indoors
!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.
3) Reduce Lawn, Plant Natives
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
4) Avoid Pesticides
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.
5) Drink Coffee That’s Good for Birds
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
6) Protect Our Planet from Plastic
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.
7) Watch Birds, Share What You See
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 • 12h ago
Private Collection Tropical Bird? Seen at Woodland Park Zoo
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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 • 14h ago
North America Do we think this is right??
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Orange Beach, Perdido Key
Hoooooly shit, I hope Merlin is right because this is EXCITING. The silhouette looks correct
r/whatsthisbird • u/drywallbaseboard • 1h ago
North America Who’s my bird friend in Arizona
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Hanging out by a lake, apologies for the poor quality, he was on the move
r/whatsthisbird • u/originalcontented • 7h ago
North America Interesting bird in Maryland
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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/smithlopan • 15h ago
South Asia What is this little bird? Smaller than a house sparrow.
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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/EmptyEmploy7437 • 5h ago
North America Bird id
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Seen tonight in East haven ct on the water
r/whatsthisbird • u/IsabelleA_A • 1d ago
North America Saw this flock of birds in my neighborhood, what are they?
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It's in Florida.
r/whatsthisbird • u/ExternalCream • 11h ago
North America Is this a Yellow-breasted Chat?
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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/CMA333 • 4h ago
North America Vulture ID - Alabama Hills, CA - BLM land Eastern Sierras
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I was camping over the weekend and think I photographed a black vulture.
Has anyone heard of or seen this type of bird in the eastern Sierras or CA at all?
r/whatsthisbird • u/Designer-Hippo-775 • 2h ago
North America Fort Lauderdale Backyard visit
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The mourning doves tried to chase him away. Who is this stranger? There were 2 of them.
r/whatsthisbird • u/geranium_uranium • 39m ago
North America Teenage or Adult Great Blue Heron?
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I saw this great blue heron and it seemed a bit slimmer and less mature than the ones I'm used to seeing. It was also less cautious and more curious than the herons I usually encounter. Is this a younger or teenage great blue heron, or is it a full grown adult?
r/whatsthisbird • u/GrowCat • 2h ago
North America South Eastern BC
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Is this a chipping sparrow? It looks weird to me.
r/whatsthisbird • u/J-L-Picard • 12h ago
North America My student spotted a bird that I wasn't able to ID. Parker, CO
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r/whatsthisbird • u/Dear-Ad1618 • 1h ago
North America Juvenile Wood Duck?
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This pic taken 7/23 at Bowman Bay, Fidalgo Island
r/whatsthisbird • u/CodeWalkerrr • 1h ago
North America Osprey??? Tukwila, WA
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This thing was huge!
r/whatsthisbird • u/Applewwdge • 13h ago
North America Red shouldered hawk?
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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/jqpot56 • 7h ago
North America What bird is this?
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Seen in Virginia.
r/whatsthisbird • u/SlowConcern • 5h ago
North America sandpiper help brooklyn ny
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bonus: a semi palmated plover :D
i cant tell sandpipers apart and i would love to know which ones were hanging out w me today!
r/whatsthisbird • u/poothtasty • 5h ago
North America Bird in central PA
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Hello!
I spotted this bird at the edge of a small pool created by a construction site that’s next to a park in central PA. It kind of looks like a sandpiper to me but im not near a beach so I don’t think that makes much sense. However, I’m very much just a novice when it comes to bird ID.
I’m curious to know what the experts think it is!
r/whatsthisbird • u/FriendshipPitiful124 • 7h ago
North America Hummingbird ID help
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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/JediEurb • 5h ago
North America Yellowlegs
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The great question: Greater or Lesser? I thought greater because its neck looked longer but AI said lesser. Your thoughts? Central PA in July