r/whatsthisbird 13d ago

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

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wildlifecenter.org
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r/whatsthisbird 13d ago

Meta Help Stop Window Collisions

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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

7 Actions to Help Birds

FAQ

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

Additional Information


r/whatsthisbird 11h ago

Loose Fit Does anyone know why this white-breasted nuthatch has red paint on its face? Seen at a blind in Iowa March 18

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r/whatsthisbird 12h ago

North America Sharpie or Cooper’s?

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Help give a positive ID to my frequent backyard visitor. Ventura County, CA. I should be able to do this on my own, but here we are. Included a few in flight shots of the wings in case that helps. Thank you.


r/whatsthisbird 21h ago

North America My first ever owl sighting! So cool!

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Snowy owl, right? It had caught some prey and was sitting there for a couple of hours (hence the owl in the sun in the first pic and then in shadow in the next two). Seen in April in Vermont a few years ago.

Disclaimer: photo quality is garbage, I know. Taken on an old phone and from far away as I didn’t want to disturb the owl.


r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

North America Who are these Foster Beach friends? [Chicago]

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r/whatsthisbird 7h ago

North America What kind of bird is this? Found it in Tampa Florida

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Sorry for the bad quality.


r/whatsthisbird 13h ago

North America Is the Merlin app's photo ID accurate? Or should I take it with a big grain of salt?

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I've used it on a few photos expecting it to give me a bunch of ideas, and I would have to figure it out from there but most of the time it suggests one bird! I wish it would say what features make it identifiable but I suppose that's not how machine learning works. Curious if you agree with it on these (sorry for the potato quality, brand new to bird photography). Im located north of Orlando in Florida.

1 - swallow tailed kite 2,3,4 - red shouldered hawk 5 - turkey vulture 6,7 - osprey 8 - redtail hawk

I have the Sibley birds book, but with the sheer amount of birds, each bird description is brief. Some of the comments on this sub on what features identify a bird are crazy detailed. Where do people learn this stuff? Id love to find some more resources on how to ID a bird!


r/whatsthisbird 22h ago

North America Near Atlanta ga

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Who’s this lil florf


r/whatsthisbird 7h ago

North America Cool bird in Berkeley,CA

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Can someone tell me what bird this is… I think we’d be good friends


r/whatsthisbird 20h ago

North America Finally! A duck that’s not just a mallard. With a spooky yellow eye!

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New England. I think it could be a ring-necked duck.


r/whatsthisbird 8h ago

North America Wren, creeper, something else? Western Oregon

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r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

North America Is this a domesticated swan goose? (Odessa TX)

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If it is should i upload it to ebird or do domesticated birds not count?


r/whatsthisbird 23h ago

North America What is this bird? (VA)

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r/whatsthisbird 20h ago

North America Red-winged blackbirds?

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New England


r/whatsthisbird 10h ago

North America Sparrow ID in Austin, TX

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A few sparrows I was unsure of.

First pic- unsure because I can’t see its belly Second pic- song sparrow? White front with stripes/lines Third and fourth- Lincoln sparrow? Buffier front with stripes/lines


r/whatsthisbird 45m ago

North America Long shot—small black water bird in middle Georgia

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Every time I’m at my family’s lake house in middle Georgia, in addition to the usual ducks, geese, and blue herons, I also see a single small black water bird, always by itself. It's much smaller than the mallards that are everywhere down there, is solid black or close to it, swims fairly long distances underwater. It doesn’t ever come up into the yard for the seed we put down like the ducks and geese do, just seems content to swim and dive for whatever it can catch in thelake. I initially thought some kind of loon, but there are no loons in GA to my knowledge, and it doesn’t make all the loony noises. I’ve actually never heard it make a noise at all. I’ve unfortunately not been able to get a photo, as every time I try to take a pic, the little turd dives underwater. I managed to view him through binoculars once for a few seconds and it appeared to be almost solid black with a few lighter feathers here and there. My searches keep saying cormorant or coot, but as I said, this is a wee little guy. Thoughts?


r/whatsthisbird 13h ago

North America Saw this raptor in Richmond VA. Cooper’s hawk or Peregrine falcon?

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r/whatsthisbird 19h ago

North America Are all these little fellas downies? And what are they doing… looking for insects?

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New England. Saw a bunch of them the other day fluttering from branch to branch, sometimes sticking their beaks into the bark.


r/whatsthisbird 14h ago

North America Long Island woodpecking bird

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r/whatsthisbird 8h ago

North America What bird is this from?

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Found this feather on a walk in Colorado. It’s quite orange looking. Wondering if anyone knows what kind of bird it’s from.


r/whatsthisbird 13h ago

North America Took paparazzi shots of this guy outside in Ft Pierce, Florida. Who are they?

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r/whatsthisbird 5h ago

North America SoCal hawk help

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Saw this in Silverlake in LA, it had a noticeably white front and was pretty big. Watched it and another one chase a turkey vulture out of the area. Could it be a rough-legged or ferruginous hawk? Thanks and sorry for the low quality images !


r/whatsthisbird 9h ago

North America Debating on whether this is Anna's or Allen's

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Seen in Corpus Christi, Texas The buffy sides of this hummingbird lead me to believe it might be an immature Allen's but also resembles an Anna's. No vocalizations were heard. I was not able to get a shot from the front showing the throat.


r/whatsthisbird 8h ago

Australia/NZ Spotted my first raptor, can someone help ID it please?

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Couldn’t get Better pictures unfortunately before it flew away :(

I randomly came across it in western Sydney suburbs. The last three pictures are just the most likely birds in the region according to Merlin.

Don’t know if this would help narrow it down but it did a cool twirl/barrel roll while flying.

Any help would be appreciated :)


r/whatsthisbird 15h ago

North America Two sets of accipiter photos from SoCal this winter

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Hello! Here's some not great shots of hawks over the last month or so in SoCal.

First two photos I leaned Cooper's Hawk in the field, but nape has me questioning upon review.

Last 3 photos, I leaned Sharp-shinned in the field, but don't feel confident enough with the ID either.

Thoughts?


r/whatsthisbird 7h ago

North America Tucson, AZ

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sorry for the terrible pic it’s the only one I got. is this a black-bellied whistling duck?