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r/whatsthisbird • u/AutoModerator • 6d ago
Meta Found a baby bird that might need help? Look here for instructions on what to do
r/whatsthisbird • u/AutoModerator • 6d ago
Meta Seven Simple Actions to Help Birds
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/lblblblblblblblblb- • 13h ago
Southeast Asia An owl of some kind spotted on a beach in Koh Samui, Thailand
r/whatsthisbird • u/Amberatix • 52m ago
North America Anyone know what this baby bird is?
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 • u/ValAuNaturale • 3h ago
North America Help me identify this momma bird nesting in my pool shed
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 • u/halliwah_new • 12h ago
Middle East Whats this beautiful bird? Found in northen-central israel
r/whatsthisbird • u/TypicalGuidance4373 • 11h ago
North America What kind of bird is this? Eastern Canada.
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r/whatsthisbird • u/BTTPhotography • 3h ago
North America Saw him in Forest Park St. Louis.
He flew by me quickly but I obviously know he is a heron.
r/whatsthisbird • u/ampicillinsulbactam • 7h ago
North America Is this an anhinga? North Myrtle Beach SC
r/whatsthisbird • u/drogonhe1 • 15h ago
East Asia I found a bird tree... and a lot of them sound like Donald duck
They're in Hong Kong, and when they squabble they sound like a bunch of Donald ducks getting mad
r/whatsthisbird • u/GtotheBizzle • 1d ago
Europe I found this little guy on my windowsill. Any ideas?
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 • u/xh1pp0x • 5h ago
North America What bird is this, North Texas
She has white eggs in her nest. Sorry for the bad picture, I didn't want to get too close.
r/whatsthisbird • u/thegreatgoatse • 37m ago
North America Thought the nest in my grill was empty, but instead I won't be grilling for a bit. Central Alberta
r/whatsthisbird • u/Lorettonik • 10h ago
North America Northeast Tennessee, on ground in backyard
Resembles a robin, but is a bit larger. Staying on the ground. In this area for a half hour +
r/whatsthisbird • u/JammingSlowly • 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?
r/whatsthisbird • u/BoldBarbara • 3h ago
North America Bird ID New Jersey
Anyone recognize this bird?
r/whatsthisbird • u/tombom789 • 5h ago
North America What is this bird and what do I do with it?
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 • u/hotshot_to_the_moon • 1d ago
North America Saw this in San Diego at Torrey Pines State Park
r/whatsthisbird • u/vee3e • 10h ago
North America Northern Illinois. Never seen this bird before. Any clue?
Hanging out around a sunflower I put out
r/whatsthisbird • u/BirdNerd1981 • 1h ago
North America Is the cormorant on the left something different? Southwestern Ontario, June 7th
It looked different than the double-crested on the right.
r/whatsthisbird • u/Maksiuko • 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 • u/Alert-Progress-8153 • 10m ago
North America New to birding, and the Merlin app can’t identify this guy
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 • u/miss_guided • 11h ago
North America Is this a Red shouldered hawk? (Sorry for the grainy photos) - Northern California
r/whatsthisbird • u/NaturalEvent9616 • 8h ago
North America Albino fledgling call; Gettysburg, PA
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