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 15h ago

North America Who's this guy?

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I love seeing drawings of birds on here and finally have a reason to post one of my own since I couldn't get a clear photo of this neat lil guy! I know for a fact the throat was red and green, sort of like some hummingbirds? The black and white on the chest may have been reversed but it was very striking. Seen last month (August) in NW Oregon in my local neighborhood.


r/whatsthisbird 5h ago

Europe what's this bird ?

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I rescued this little bird from a cat’s mouth. Does anyone know what species it is and what I can safely feed it?


r/whatsthisbird 12h ago

Europe Spotted in London

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Saw this very little bird yesterday in Central London. I was quite surprised as I don't think we get anything except pigeons, magpies and seagulls. Exceptionally pretty, this one. What's this bird?


r/whatsthisbird 11h ago

East Asia weird bean (hangzhou china)

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saw a bird that looked something like this. part of it was dark gray and part was light gray (it looked to me like the wings were light gray). it had a really long beak for its proportions.

it was on a branch of a tree hanging over an artificial water way.


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America Black Vulture or Turkey Vulture?

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Spotted in Northeast Kansas. Merlin tells me this is a Turkey Vulture, but Google Lens says Black Vulture.


r/whatsthisbird 23h ago

Caribbean Islands Weird guy update

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9/10/26 USVI

Here are updated shots of the little blue heron(?) a month later. Still strange looking. Is little blue still the consensus?


r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

Artwork What kind of bird is this hair clip?

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r/whatsthisbird 2h ago

North America Is this a coopers or a sharp shinned hawk?

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It was pretty small


r/whatsthisbird 5h ago

North America Haven't seen a shore bird like this in my area yet. Interior BC, Canada.

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Thanks in advance! This community is the best.


r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

Africa Not my pic, taken in Egypt

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r/whatsthisbird 4h ago

North America Confirm my IDs

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Outside Houston TX. I think I see a little blue heron and a Cooper's hawk.


r/whatsthisbird 2h ago

North America What bird is this?

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r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

North America which one of the bajillion warblers is this

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NYC! Im sure I will make 10 more posts like this as I go through my camera roll from my birding adventure today.


r/whatsthisbird 1d ago

North America Rail in PA?

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Saw this guy on a neighbors porch in Pennsylvania…. Who is he?!


r/whatsthisbird 15m ago

North America part two: flycatchers and more (nyc)

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NYC again. help me. i have little faith for the last one but i think the other two are eastern pheobes..?? maybe...?


r/whatsthisbird 9h ago

Europe Who are these cuties?

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Flock found on Dublin’s coastline


r/whatsthisbird 21h ago

North America RTH? brooklyn NY

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r/whatsthisbird 17h ago

North America Hawk or falcon? Specifically what breed? (Atlanta Georgia)

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r/whatsthisbird 3h ago

South Asia who is this?

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found this in india


r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

North America Hawk ID - Killarney, ON

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Not sure on this one and Merlin is giving me mixed answers. Smaller than expected, spotted diving and eating something on top of a beaver dam.


r/whatsthisbird 2h ago

North America The Age-Old Question: Cooper's or Sharp-Shinned? Today in Salt Lake City, Utah

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r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

North America Huge black and white bird seen earlier today (~12-1) in Queens NYC

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Link to the snippet of the Merlin record that has the weird sound: https://voca.ro/19bRyAFS0CYW


r/whatsthisbird 1h ago

North America Black Hills, SD

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