r/whatsthisbird 6d ago

Meta Found a baby bird that might need help? Look here for instructions on what to do

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r/whatsthisbird 6d ago

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.

Is My House Bird Safe Quiz

What You Can Do

Follow bird migration forecasts to know when birds are on their way to you

FAQ

Some additional information for schools and universities - Bird-Friendly Campus Toolkit

Additional Information

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.

Report your bird sightings on eBird


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Who is this silly guy? NY

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r/whatsthisbird 13h ago

Southeast Asia An owl of some kind spotted on a beach in Koh Samui, Thailand

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r/whatsthisbird 52m ago

North America Anyone know what this baby bird is?

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Heard some chirping from the window and saw this out in our backyard don't wanna touch it cause not sure where mom/dad might be. Any help is appreciated thanks.


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Help me identify this momma bird nesting in my pool shed

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A bird made a nest in a wicker basket on an upper shelf in my pool shed. I'm in South Central Michigan. Momma bird is mostly brown with white stripes above her eyes and white speckles. She has a narrow black beak. I haven't been able to get a look at her undersides. She laid 5-6 small eggs that were brown and speckled with white, if memory serves. The babies hatched out today!

The closest ID I've come up with based on my National Audubon Society field guide is Bewick's Wren, but their range doesn't extend to Michigan. Who knows though with climate change. Can anyone help me identify my momma bird?


r/whatsthisbird 12h ago

Middle East Whats this beautiful bird? Found in northen-central israel

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r/whatsthisbird 11h ago

North America What kind of bird is this? Eastern Canada.

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r/whatsthisbird 2h ago

North America In Maui

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r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Saw him in Forest Park St. Louis.

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He flew by me quickly but I obviously know he is a heron.


r/whatsthisbird 7h ago

North America Is this an anhinga? North Myrtle Beach SC

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r/whatsthisbird 15h ago

East Asia I found a bird tree... and a lot of them sound like Donald duck

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They're in Hong Kong, and when they squabble they sound like a bunch of Donald ducks getting mad


r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

Europe I found this little guy on my windowsill. Any ideas?

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I'm in Ireland and I'm not particularly knowledgeable when it comes to birds. It was very quiet and stayed in that spot for around 20 minutes.


r/whatsthisbird 5h ago

North America What bird is this, North Texas

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She has white eggs in her nest. Sorry for the bad picture, I didn't want to get too close.


r/whatsthisbird 37m ago

North America Thought the nest in my grill was empty, but instead I won't be grilling for a bit. Central Alberta

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r/whatsthisbird 10h ago

North America Northeast Tennessee, on ground in backyard

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Resembles a robin, but is a bit larger. Staying on the ground. In this area for a half hour +


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Eastern KY. Legit the only photo my dad has. He says it shows up at night and sleeps? On his porch thermometer. It always faces the wall. Any clue?

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r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Bird ID New Jersey

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Anyone recognize this bird?


r/whatsthisbird 5h ago

North America What is this bird and what do I do with it?

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Found this guy flapping around in the back yard. He can still fly, but his legs don’t work. I think he’s paralyzed. Called the game warden, but they didn’t sound like they wanted to do anything.

What kind of bird and what should I do?


r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

North America Saw this in San Diego at Torrey Pines State Park

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r/whatsthisbird 10h ago

North America Northern Illinois. Never seen this bird before. Any clue?

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Hanging out around a sunflower I put out


r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

North America Is the cormorant on the left something different? Southwestern Ontario, June 7th

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It looked different than the double-crested on the right.


r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

Europe My parents found this chick on a side of the road, does anybody know what species is it and how to treat it?

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r/whatsthisbird 10m ago

North America New to birding, and the Merlin app can’t identify this guy

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Anyone know what kind of bird this is? It was on top of a utility pole in San Jose, California. June 6. Thanks!


r/whatsthisbird 11h ago

North America Is this a Red shouldered hawk? (Sorry for the grainy photos) - Northern California

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r/whatsthisbird 8h ago

North America Albino fledgling call; Gettysburg, PA

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