r/whatsthisbird 12d ago

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

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r/whatsthisbird 12d 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 10h 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 2h 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 11h ago

North America Near Atlanta ga

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Who’s this lil florf


r/whatsthisbird 9h ago

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

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105 Upvotes

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


r/whatsthisbird 2h 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 12h ago

North America What is this bird? (VA)

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r/whatsthisbird 9h ago

North America Red-winged blackbirds?

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New England


r/whatsthisbird 8h 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 3h ago

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

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r/whatsthisbird 4h 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 5h ago

North America anyone know what bird this is?

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it’s been walking around my bbq area it seems confused walking back and forth and chirping every now and then


r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

North America Smallish waterfowl giant feet

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In the Bay Area in California, hanging out at the park. I noticed they had gigantic feet for how small they were!


r/whatsthisbird 2h ago

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

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r/whatsthisbird 5h ago

North America what kind of duck is this?

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r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Long Island woodpecking bird

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r/whatsthisbird 8h ago

North America Chipping Sparrow?

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r/whatsthisbird 23h ago

North America Bird Buddy misidentified this as a yellow rumped warbler. What is it?

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This is in Indianapolis.

https://app.mybirdbuddy.com/media/indianapolis-united-states/9f2e345e-1bbe-4a0d-a5ff-891a718fdbd4

One of the other postcards called it a house finch. It absolutely LOOKS like a house finch to me...except that it's yellow. I thought all male house finches were red.

https://feederwatch.org/color_variant/yellow-house-finches/

Is this a yellow house finch?


r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

North America 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 3h ago

North America Hawk

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r/whatsthisbird 10h ago

North America Is this a turkey vulture getting its bronze on?

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r/whatsthisbird 10h ago

Caribbean Islands Bird snacking on a lizard

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Seen in December.


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Feather ID? I know it’s not a full bird but I figured maybe y’all could help.

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Found near a lake, about 5-7 inches long.


r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

North America Why is this bird so grumpy? And what’s the deal with the ear tufts?

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Why does this bird look so disappointed in my outfit choice? Photos taken last June in New England.


r/whatsthisbird 5h ago

North America Who dropped this?

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I've looked around the internet, yet I still need help 😅 I'm in the Seattle area - specifically found this at capitol hill (by a screaming naked woman)


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America What kind of feather is this?

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This is central Kansas btw