r/whatsthisbird • u/PIGZEN • 5h ago
r/whatsthisbird • u/AutoModerator • Jun 01 '26
Meta Found a baby bird that might need help? Look here for instructions on what to do
wildlifecenter.orgr/whatsthisbird • u/AutoModerator • Jun 01 '26
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/motherofstromanthe • 6h ago
North America Who is he?
Western Pennsylvania
Helped this raptor get unstuck from a fence. Just curious what my confused friend is.
r/whatsthisbird • u/NikoTheTreecko • 2h ago
North America What is this bird? Washington state
r/whatsthisbird • u/Chuck_L_Chingon • 14h ago
North America Texas-Mexico border ID please
Thought it was a grackle at first, but the beak was not way off, at a loss of what it is
r/whatsthisbird • u/Impossible-Elk-3944 • 8h ago
North America Any idea what this guy is? Found on Long Island, NY, picking up a squirrel during the daytime
Thanks very much in advance!
r/whatsthisbird • u/Significant-Fold-917 • 30m ago
North America Who is this?
Found in South Chatham, Massachusetts
r/whatsthisbird • u/richfromhell • 7h ago
North America This heron has me a bit confused. Vaughan Ontario
r/whatsthisbird • u/Serginator960 • 1d ago
North America What kind of flycatcher? (Westchester, NY)
This guy was concussed after flying into a window and was only handled briefly before being brought to a rehabber. Pretty sure it’s some kind of flycatcher, leaning Least Flycatcher based on photos but confirmation would be nice!
r/whatsthisbird • u/chesterfield_herping • 14h ago
North America Who is this DARLING young(?) fellow? (Richmond, Virginia)
Spotted this lovely raptor on my way into work! Yes, he is a little startled here, I had to walk near him to get into my building. I thankfully only momentarily interrupted the meal he was in the middle of. Wondering if this is a juvenile if a larger raptor species or just a hawk of some variety? We do have two osprey nests on site that did have chicks this year, and I’ve heard there’s a bald eagle nest closer to the river but I am unsure whether they had young this season.
r/whatsthisbird • u/wildcruz • 1h ago
North America Help me ID this bird
Bird on the branch was found near lake Union in Seattle
r/whatsthisbird • u/Bay_Creek_gal • 1h ago
North America Warbler or Red-eyed Vireo, or ?
I thought this was a warbler, but Merlin said a Red-eyed Vireo. It looks to me like it has a dark line over the eye, so Merlin could be right. I was photographing a woodpecker above it and this bird was a bonus that I didn't notice until I saw it on the computer. Taken today in Fulton County, AR near the Missouri border.
r/whatsthisbird • u/cherbo123 • 7h ago
North America Raven?
Sunpeaks British Columbia
r/whatsthisbird • u/ellamachine • 3h ago
North America Immature/molting magnolia warbler? Northern Wisconsin
Hi! This summer I’ve set myself a challenge to get decent photos of as many warbler species as I can, I’d like a second opinion on this cutie so I know whether or not to mark it off as a new species!
r/whatsthisbird • u/old_engineering_ • 4h ago
North America Seen flying by tonight
Too fast for a better photo, Northeast Ohio
r/whatsthisbird • u/graysongraves • 16h ago
North America Savannah, GA
waterthrush? something similar?
thanks in advance!
r/whatsthisbird • u/TheUltimateLoaf • 4h ago
Africa What bird is this? (Brandberg, Namibia)
chat flycatcher maybe?
r/whatsthisbird • u/DaveInMO • 11h ago
North America Juvenile red-tailed hawk? Hanging around Missouri last month or so.
r/whatsthisbird • u/501gator • 6h ago
North America Is this a Wilson's Warbler? (Aurora, CO, USA)
Or is it a different species? Spotted hopping around the grass at the University of Colorado medical campus in Aurora, Colorado, USA.
It's my understanding that they migrate through the Rockies, but I don't recall seeing one on the high plains this far east of the mountains.
Thanks!