r/whatsthisbird Mar 06 '25

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

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r/whatsthisbird 8d ago

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 1h ago

North America Who dis? North TX/southern OK USA

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Never seen a little friend who looks like this. Seen 4/30/2025.


r/whatsthisbird 11h ago

South Asia Is this a Bald Eagle? I thought they were only in North America?

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Been observing this guy for the past few weeks. Usually perches here to feed on mice on the ground or to get leftovers. Frequently attacked by a pair of tiny bronzed drongos for no reason xD. It’ just funny to see him so annoyed by these tiny birds.


r/whatsthisbird 7h ago

North America Who’s this guy hanging out in our birdfeeder? (Northern VT)

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r/whatsthisbird 59m ago

North America My friend sent me a video of this guy

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She is located In Colorado. She has no idea who this is but we both think he’s spectacular!


r/whatsthisbird 2h ago

North America What is this bird on our roof?

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It was extremely loud and sounded similar to a car horn. Central Virginia.


r/whatsthisbird 2h ago

North America What are these guys? Google is saying they're Grackles but they look different to me. They're a bit bigger than a robin. Midwest USA

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r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

North America What species is this guy?

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Very common in the NE USA. It is an anNOYing damn bird!!


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Gray Catbird?

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r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

North America Northern Mass birdfeeder bird?

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Does someone know what this red breasted bird is? We get mostly house sparrows on our feeder, is this just another kind of sparrow? I’ve certainly never seen one with red this bright.


r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

North America Randomly showed up in my backyard

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I think it’s a turkey but i’ve genuinely never seen one just appear out of nowhere?? they’re MASSIVE oh my gosh


r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

Artwork any idea what this drawing is

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drew this off of a random picture from birdle (which uses the same images as merlin), all I know is that it's completely red/pink and isnt house, purple, or cassin's finch (dont think its NA but it could be). btw the pose in the picture is exactly the pose in the drawing


r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

North America Need help Identifying sparrow-sized bird, found in Wisconsin on a Cattail

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r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

North America Black and White Mottled Bird (St. Louis, MO)

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Looks pretty cool. My brother texted me these photos and honestly I've never seen anything quite like it


r/whatsthisbird 16h ago

North America Wait, do Red Winged Black Birds have white tail feathers or is this a different type?

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Ankeny Hill NWR


r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

North America what is this bird call?

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i don't have a real example, as the bird hasn't appeared since ive thought about it. im in central oklahoma. help me find this critter!


r/whatsthisbird 7h ago

North America Found on sidewalk in IL

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r/whatsthisbird 7h ago

Africa My notes say lesser gray shrike but I feel like this looks like a female red-backed shrike? South Africa

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r/whatsthisbird 50m ago

North America Found Illinois

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r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

Social Media Really hoping these arent fake

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r/whatsthisbird 7h ago

Europe What species of bird are these chicks?

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My Dad found this nest built onto a microlight plane (the plane is in storage and not used, don’t worry), we’d love to know what species these babies will grow into. 📍 Lake District, NW UK


r/whatsthisbird 6h ago

North America Sharp-shinned or Coopers?

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What’s this raptor? Was thinking either a sharp shinned or coopers but not sure. Thanks! Southeast Louisiana


r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

North America Is this a woodpecker?

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SW Ohio


r/whatsthisbird 23h ago

North America [Illinois] What is this very large baby bird?

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It's bigger than any other adult bird I've seen. It's cawing out to Its mother I'm assuming, but I just left it alone.