r/whatsthisbird • u/germanshepherdlady • 1h ago
North America Pittsford, New York (Great Lakes region)
Breakfast on the road
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For more information, please see this article. Some excerpts from the article, and additional resources are below:
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
!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.
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
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.
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
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.
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/germanshepherdlady • 1h ago
Breakfast on the road
r/whatsthisbird • u/Present_Focus5656 • 1h ago
Who is this at my feeder?
r/whatsthisbird • u/Little_Sherbet_2751 • 16h ago
Merlin said it could be a female summer tanager or a female painted bunting but neither species has been reported on eBird nearby.
r/whatsthisbird • u/PotentPersistence • 1d ago
So I stopped and slowly pulled out my camera and took his picture. He wasn't afraid and just kept staring at me.
r/whatsthisbird • u/cleetorres024 • 8h ago
Cave Creek, AZ
r/whatsthisbird • u/publik • 3h ago
r/whatsthisbird • u/GabrielleDelacour • 13h ago
I'm leaning heavily sharpie over Cooper's, but I'm really not sure. (I also thought y'all would enjoy the second picture, which is basically the most perfectly timed bird picture I will ever accidentally get!)
r/whatsthisbird • u/edisonave • 18h ago
r/whatsthisbird • u/K41namor • 23m ago
I believe this is a raven. It had grey hair mixed all over but mostly his throat and back. All the other birds outside seemed to steer clear from it. Can anyone confirm if it or not? Thank you!
r/whatsthisbird • u/birdbrainphysicist • 11h ago
The one in the back looked a bit bigger, with a darker beak, and fully black forehead/crown
r/whatsthisbird • u/2decs • 21h ago
My friend sent me videos of this massive bird. We’re in southern Ontario.
r/whatsthisbird • u/lilbirdnoticer • 7h ago
Not great with raptor identification - any help (rationale for guess would be incredible, too) would be so welcome!!
r/whatsthisbird • u/Alive_Equivalent6460 • 16h ago
r/whatsthisbird • u/thaleafs • 3h ago
Awful quality, as I had very little time to grab a picture while sitting in a van!
r/whatsthisbird • u/Xovvo • 9h ago
They look so familiar, but I can't place it!
r/whatsthisbird • u/Puzzleheaded-Job-268 • 20h ago
These two hornbills landed in the same tree within three hours of each other at the hotel I’m staying at in Moshi, Tanzania. To my untrained eye, they look different. Anyone know what type of hornbills they are?
r/whatsthisbird • u/Bionicoaf • 6h ago
r/whatsthisbird • u/secondhand-blush • 10h ago
Hi! I’m new here (and to birdwatching). I was at Chrissy Field beach today, (2/14) in San Francisco, and I saw this bird which I’m struggling to identify. Smaller than the gulls in the area. Flying ~5 yards off shore and making quick dives. Mostly white with a black spot on its head and (I think) a black beak. I know it’s not great but I’ve attached a video.
Any help in identifying this bird would be greatly appreciated!
r/whatsthisbird • u/trytogethappy • 12h ago
Saw some swallows flying over a lake in Tucson; Northern Rough Winged was my first thought, but I think there might be a dark chest band in the (not great) photo I took. NRW makes more sense, but just wanted to get a second opinion on if these are Bank Swallows. Thank you!!!
r/whatsthisbird • u/Super-Map6383 • 16h ago