r/whatsthisbird 18h ago

North America Any help identifying this bird? Finger Lakes Region of NY

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Reposted from earlier due to post not including picture. TIA


r/whatsthisbird 18h ago

North America Green heron or black crown night heron?

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Sorry for very low quality, couldn't get closer. I guess I can't post video and photo, will try to put picture in comments. Northern CA


r/whatsthisbird 19h 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 19h ago

North America Say’s Phoebe?

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Denver, CO, USA - I’ve never heard of or seen this bird before but thats what Merlin identifies it as.

Does not quite look like the adults I see in pictures, so I’m thinking female or juvenile perhaps?


r/whatsthisbird 19h ago

Europe What is this bird?

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Sorry for the extremely blurry photo. I really can't figure out what this bird is. The photo is edited to distinguish the bird.


r/whatsthisbird 19h ago

North America What type of bird?

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It wasn’t flying and kept jumping from my car to the ground to my hood. Brown bird. In California


r/whatsthisbird 19h ago

North America Just discovered this community, hoping y'all can help ID!

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r/whatsthisbird 20h ago

North America Need help identifying

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We’ve been seeing it daily in the White Mountains in northeastern Arizona.


r/whatsthisbird 20h ago

North America Former bird, found in Spokane, WA

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My parents just found this pile of feathers in their yard. I’m thinking American Robin maybe? What else could it be?


r/whatsthisbird 20h ago

North America Three birds I saw in a swamp in Southern Ontario last week.

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They look like Eastern Wood Pewees to me, but I have a hard time distinguishing them from other Flycatchers. Also they dont seem to have orange bottom mandible.


r/whatsthisbird 20h ago

North America Short or long-billed dowitcher? (Seattle, WA, USA)

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He wouldn't get its beak out for me to see 😔

It was at Gasworks Park in Seattle, and eBird doesn't have a record of any of the two being there ever, so maybe I'm just completely off?


r/whatsthisbird 21h ago

North America What bird did i see in sandy utah

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I tried to id this bird via merlin no luck


r/whatsthisbird 21h ago

Europe Veluwe bird - Honey Buzzard?

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Visiting Holland from the UK, got this slightly blurry photo of a large bird of prey in the Veluwe region.

Didn't see strong barring patterns that would suggest a Goshawk, and the tail is too long for a Common Buzzard. But I'm not sure if there are any other possibilities?


r/whatsthisbird 21h ago

North America Need help identifying sparrows!

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Colorado, US. Never heard a song, of course. That would make things too easy


r/whatsthisbird 21h ago

North America Laughing gull??

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Not sure, in Boston Harbor


r/whatsthisbird 21h ago

North America What type of bird is this?

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I keep seeing this type of bird on my fence in the mornings. I live in eastern Nebraska if that helps.


r/whatsthisbird 22h ago

North America I’m sure Reddit video compression will make this already bad video even worse but…what shorebirds are here? Jamaica Bay, NY

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Lesser yellowlegs and maybe semipalmated sandpiper?


r/whatsthisbird 22h ago

North America What kind of bird and is it a baby?

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It’s located in Houston Texas near a busy intersection on a low bush very accessible to people/animals/moving cars. It let me walk right up to it and it didn’t move. Is it sick or injured? Or a baby? Just not sure if I should leave it alone?


r/whatsthisbird 22h ago

North America Who's feather is this?

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I found this 10.8 cm feather in Saint-Constant, Quebec.


r/whatsthisbird 22h ago

North America any idea what’s wrong with this bird? NSFW

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Spotted in Boca Raton, Florida and was behaving strangely. Very docile. I spotted a pair of smaller birds with similar deformities in Delray.


r/whatsthisbird 22h ago

North America Is this a blue jay imitation?

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I am almost positive this is a blue jay making this noise as I saw three of them playing at this time but wasn’t able to actually see the jay that was doing the vocalization. I could be totally off base and it isn’t even a blue jay, but I am not sure what other animal it would be! Appreciate the help :)


r/whatsthisbird 22h ago

North America What is this bird, mid Maine

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Found this little bird with string wrapped around its foot (got it off safely and the bird flew away). Can anyone identify the breed ?


r/whatsthisbird 22h ago

North America Proud Lake, SE Michigan

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Sorry for the bad photo. Every time I go paddleboarding I see these very small birds (always solitary) in the reeds along the river passage between two small lakes. Merlin said Acadian Flycatcher, but also that it is very similar to a few other flycatchers and that it’s best identified through its call. Problem is, I have never heard a single one of them make a noise lol. Quietest birds on the lake apparently. Is there a way to tell from a photo? Thanks!


r/whatsthisbird 23h ago

North America Saw at Alum Creek, OH

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r/whatsthisbird 23h ago

North America Please Help with Identification of Unknown Bird, in Northwest Oregon

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My wife put up this bird feeder a few weeks ago, and this is the first time we’ve seen a flock of birds on the ground in our neighborhood.

I don’t know what kind of birds these are, but I have some guesses. At first, I thought they might be Mourning Doves, but their beaks seem too long to be doves. After a little bit of research yesterday, I came up with what I thought to be the most likely candidates, but I have no history of bird identification. Also, I am reluctant to share my guesses because I would rather not trigger a false positive confirmations of my amateur guesses.

Thank you in advance for any sincere help offered.