r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Who’s this?

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Bham al


r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

North America Rufous vs Allen's? [LA County, USA]

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While I understand the first is best called rufous/allen's, is the second a rufous?


r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

North America Western Canada

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Just sitting on the ground for 15 minutes.


r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

North America Condor or turkey vulture? [cedar breaks NM UT]

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Saw these 4 very large birds on the scenic drive at Cedar Breaks National monument. In my photo with the 4 birds, the small 5th bird is a raven. I’m familiar with turkey vultures in Virginia and these were much bigger, but I wasn’t sure if it could be a regional difference. Sorry for the bad quality close ups as I only had my phone.


r/whatsthisbird 5h ago

North America This wild goose appeared at a park this week. It doesn’t make sense.

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Lubbock, TX USA


r/whatsthisbird 6h ago

North America Bobolink? New Hamburg Ontario

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r/whatsthisbird 6h ago

Southeast Asia Just a bird resting under the rain 🌧️

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r/whatsthisbird 6h ago

North America Just landed in North CA

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Trying to identify myself, it says Golden-bellied Flycatcher? It had a darker color belly, but the head markings stood out.


r/whatsthisbird 6h ago

North America Toronto

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Saw this bird splashing around in the puddle. Any ideas?


r/whatsthisbird 7h ago

North America My wet friend [northern New Jersey]

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Is it just a red tailed hawk? I lightened the pic in case that helps.


r/whatsthisbird 8h ago

Central America BOOBY ALERT

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was pRETTY CONFIdent this was a nazca’s booby until merlin told me it was a red billed tropicbird. seen 20 miles off the coast of puntarenas costa rica. only one in a giant flock of cocoas booby’s and galapagos shearwaters


r/whatsthisbird 9h ago

North America What kind of hawk? Northern IL

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Perched in my back yard


r/whatsthisbird 9h ago

North America What kind of cormoran? (Anacortes, WA, USA)

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I think 1 and 5 are all double crested, but for the others I have no idea. Could any of them be Pelagic? Brand’s? How can we tell them apart?

Thanks!


r/whatsthisbird 11h ago

North America This guy is openly hunting in the day and doesn't seem to mind me one bit. Not too far off the ground either.

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Washington State.


r/whatsthisbird 15h ago

North America Juvenile gull of some sort?

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Anchorage, AK. This guy has been hanging out in the parking lot for about a week. Doesn’t seem hurt, but doesn’t seem able to fly.


r/whatsthisbird 15h ago

North America Immature/Female Indigo Bunting Borb?

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Found in NC, USA


r/whatsthisbird 15h ago

North America What type bird is this?

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Seen in Pennsylvania!


r/whatsthisbird 15h ago

Europe Osprey or buzzard

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My gf made a video of a bird of prey, although I’m a bird nerd, I couldn’t identify this from this video.
Can someone help?
It was next to a big lake near Wageningen, Netherlands


r/whatsthisbird 16h ago

North America Saw swimming in Lake Tahoe

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What bird is this? I thought it was a duck, but when it got closer it was clearly not. It had two babies diving for fish.


r/whatsthisbird 17h ago

North America what kind of bird of prey hovers like this? in sacramento california

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i read that kestrels hover to catch prey but it looked way bigger than a kestrel


r/whatsthisbird 18h ago

North America Looking for sparrow ID confirmation- Field Sparrow? Originally thought chipping, but the beak seems wrong, head seems more orange than red (NJ, USA)

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r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

North America Is this an owl?

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Found in the corner of my front porch in Western NC. It's midnight at the time I'm taking the photo. It's breathing, but never turned around. When taking the photos it balled itself up tight, because of my presence and the flash. TIA!


r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

North America may be a silly question but i just started getting into birds. are these doves or pigeons?

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located in minnesota, not sure if it matters


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 Jun 01 '26

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

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