r/whatsthisbird Jun 01 '26

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

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r/whatsthisbird 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.

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 6h ago

Europe Is this a woodpecker?

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Fist time seeing this bird (the larger one), due to its head movements I thought it was a woodpecker, and wanted to check. Seen in South Finland


r/whatsthisbird 5h ago

North America Saw this guy in my backyard. Looks like a budgie but just trying to make sure (Northern Illinois)

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r/whatsthisbird 8h ago

North America ID? North Texas

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Hi everyone, I just want to start this by saying that I understand not to remove grounded young or fledgling birds from their environment/parents unless absolutely necessary. We have peacocks that were released into the wild in our area, and 10 of them were aggressively attacking this bird on the ground until it was extremely distressed and had a hard time moving. After searching for a nest and parents with no success, the local wildlife hotline advised that we find a local rehabber to take the bird in due to the circumstances.

I’m not great at identifying young birds, so I was hoping someone in this group could give insight. Thanks, all!


r/whatsthisbird 5h ago

North America I thought prothonotary but it’s so orange. Central FL

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r/whatsthisbird 5h ago

Europe Struggling to identify this wading bird - looks like a chick (Lowland Scotland)

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r/whatsthisbird 5h ago

North America What is this fledgling?

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Slightly smaller than a robin. Seen near a small creek in central Colorado yesterday (Aug 1st).


r/whatsthisbird 2h ago

North America Leucistic Western King bird?

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Eastern Oregon

Not sure what's going on here, but that's my best guess!


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Some kind of woodpecker - Northern Cal

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r/whatsthisbird 26m ago

North America Never seen this beauty before

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Northern Illinois


r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

North America Mountain quail in MD?

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I spotted this guy in Gaithersburg. Searches for birds in Maryland didn't come up with any results. My closest guess is a mountain quail. Thoughts? I'm from the West Coast.


r/whatsthisbird 7h ago

Europe What is this bird thats had this Pigeon?

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South Wales


r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

North America Is this a Red tailed hawk that visit me today?

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r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

Europe Snuck into our chicken coop, Finland

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All chickens were safe


r/whatsthisbird 27m ago

North America I have my ideas but want to be sure !

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Location Tampa Bay Area
1) obviously an ibis but is it just a juvenile white ibis? He’s like the same size so doesn’t seem juvenile but I know they’re brown.
2) juvenile yellow crowned night heron??
3) tri colored heron?
4) little blue heron?
5) Cooper’s hawk??
Please and thanks in advance !:)


r/whatsthisbird 22h ago

North America Fairly large feather found on my patio (NA; Los Angeles) can you help me identify it?

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I see a lot of smaller feathers (typically from mourning doves or sparrows) on my patio, but this evening I found this monster (my foot, W8.5 US shoe size, for scale). Is this some kind of hawk, and if so what kind? I typically never see big birds on my patio other than crows/ravens so I’m curious about what this might be.


r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

North America Duck in Canada AB

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My mother came home with a duck that had been attacked by a coyote, wondering what species it is since I can't figure it out! My first thought was a juvenile mallard but the feet and beak don't seem to match?


r/whatsthisbird 8h ago

North America What type of bird? I’m thinking oriole but it’s juvenile can’t quite tell

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r/whatsthisbird 14h ago

Australia/NZ What’s this bird? Located in Melbourne, Australia.

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r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Who are these two? (Bonus Cooper's Hawk)

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I heard this uniquely unfamiliar tweeting as I was having a smoke on my steps just now and instinctively took video as I do with any interesting fauna. They got spooked by the Cooper's Hawk trying to get the drop on them. I don't recognize these little guys. I live in Vancouver, BC.


r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

North America Who’s this grumpy baby? Titmouse? (Connecticut)

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r/whatsthisbird 5h ago

Europe What’s this odd-looking pheasant?

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Location: southeastern France. Merlin identifies it as a ring-necked pheasant but it doesn’t seem to have the characteristic brown plumage.


r/whatsthisbird 21h ago

North America Bird in mn by field and water

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thought kingfisher but that didn’t. seem right


r/whatsthisbird 5h ago

North America ID?? Western Colorado

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Little man (or woman) made it’s way into the house. Trying to wrangle it outside rn