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Need help identifying a bird spotted in Vermont 
Saw a dark gray bird with white oval breast coloring 4 to 5 inches long that sang a distinctive tick, tick, tick, tick, tick while hiking in a remote area ...

Large Brown Hummingbirds? 
I feed hummingbirds and thought I had a group of immature Humingbirds. However, they are slightly larger than a Ruby Throated Hummingbird (3.5 inches ...

Beach bird in West Palm Beach, Florida 
Such a cutie! Spotted at Peanut Island in Florida. Anyone know what it is, besides a grumpy old man? (That is what he looks like to me)!

Mysterious Bird at Bird Feeder 
I am sorry I do not have a picture of this bird. It is approximately the size of a grackle (possibly a little larger), it had a white tail, white ring ...

mystery bird 
I took this bird picture while it was sitting on a high line wire. Is it some kind of sparrow? Can't find out for sure what it is. Would be interested ...

South Florida yellow and gray bird 
I thought I knew most of the birds around here, but I guess not. I have seen 3 of these birds in South Florida in the past week, all in very urban areas ...

Mystery Bird ? Possible Snake Bird? 
We saw this bird in the evening, perched in a large pine, overlooking a freshwater lake in an urban neighborhood in North Charleston, SC on 06/30/2010....

Unknown Bird in UK garden near woodland 
Hi, This camera shy bird appears every day or so and I just cannot identify it.

It doesn't seem to eat anything just appears, looks around then goes ...

Ant Problem with Hummingbird Feeder 
I have a ant problem.

Lots of ants come and eat the fruit and go to the hummingbird feeder and drink the nectar. Lots of them fall in so I have to ...

What's this one?? A mini-Hawk? 
I found this one, seems to be nested on the ground, has one baby, acts like all ground nesters when approached ie: flutters and act wounded to attract ...

What Are These Birds? 
These birds visited our yard on Memorial Day and I have no idea what they are. There was a Crow nearby but I couldn't ID these poor, sorry looking birds ...

what kind of bird is this? 
My kids were outside and asked if I would take a picture and try and figure out what kind of bird was across the street.

Need help with this bird 
The bird is around the size of a finch. golden breast area. brown wings with white edges. see attached pic.

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Hmmm. Could be a warbler. Possibly ...

Gray catbird? 
Well this bird look like a gray catbird but did not sing the way they describe in a book I have(catlike meow call).

Can anyone identify this bird!!!


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Good place for a bird house? 
I recently bought a cedar bird house. I live on the third floor that has a small deck. I hung the birdhouse about 4 days ago and today I just had my first ...

Oriole Birds at my hummingbird feeder 
I put out a Humming bird feeder and got Oriole birds. They are drinking the nectar so fast I can't keep up. I was thinking of making my own nectar. Can ...

Yellow bird 
I live in Central Utah, and shot this image at our backyard feeder where we mostly see house finches. It did not go to the feeder but landed close to it....

Beautiful new bird 
This morning there was a new addition to our normal birds at the feeders. It is a little smaller than a tit mouse, and it's head is shiny black and throat ...

Bird that Chirps after Dark 
I am not sure whether this is a bird. I am located close to Lake Huron and we have a bird that continuously chirps all night long.

I think it may ...

Maybe a Blue Grosbeak 
This bird visits our birdfeeder. Note the yellow beak and brown markings. It is small - maybe you can tell that in comparison to
the feeder.


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Help -What Is This Bird? 
Hi Susan,
I'm very excited about getting involved with birding. I have just retired and have the time to sit in the yard and enjoy all of the winged beauties....

Will the Baltimore Orioles come back? 
The very tall cotton wood tree that several of the baltimore orioles nested in was cut down last fall, My orioles haven't been seen at my feeders, do you ...

Help Needed For Unknown bird with broken wing! 
The poor thing flew into the window trying to fly away from a hawk. Tt broke its wing and lost a lot of blood. I wanna take care of it till it gets better....

Moving a Bird House 


Question : I just moved into a new home and brought my old bird house with me. Birds had made a nest in it before, and I want to know if I need to ...

Mockingbird Help Needed 
I would like more information on the mockingbird. I have had them for two years now and they have become very tame, however, I think I lost my female to ...

Red-bellied Woodpecker building nest in my treehouse! 
Hi,

My name is Kelley Ramsey and I have a Red-bellied Woodpecker building a nest in my daughters tree house which we haven't quite finished as of yet....

What Is This Bird? 
I'm not exactly sure what it is. I thought it might be an Egret or Heron but I've been searching for pictures and I haven't found any close resemblances ...

Water for The Birds 

I want to know if there is anything we can add to the bird bath water to help keep our birds healthy? If you could let me know we would be grateful....

Identify bird...Killeen Texas  Not rated yet
Bird found in our backyard and was playing with our dog. Didn't want it to get eaten(too young to fly?) so I put it in the tree and left it alone for an ...

Orphaned baby bird - dove?  Not rated yet
Baby bird.. non-webbed feet, making a high pitched squeak sound (possible coo?), coloring is of a grey/black and mixed together.

The beak is also black....

How To Get Rid of Pests at My Hummingbird Feeder?  Not rated yet

Question: how do i keep bee's from my feeder's? Will the hummingbirds, stay away from the feeders when there are bees there?????


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Mealworms  Not rated yet
I have 4 feeding stations. 2 in the back yard and 2 in the frontyard. I live in a 1 acre heavily wooded lot.

On each station is either sunflower seeds,...

unknown nectar suckler  Not rated yet
I have numerous humming bird feeders around my yard and out of nowhere this bright yellow bird with black wings with speckles on its wings starts suckeling ...

acorn or nuttall's woodpecker  Not rated yet
Posted to a friend's Facebook wall. Was found in a house in California. She took it to a wildlife center who identified it as a Acorn Woodpecker. That ...

Identifying and feeding an abandoned baby bird.  Not rated yet
We rescued a baby bird this afternoon. It's beginning to get gray feathers.

Other than that, it's pretty difficult to describe. We just aren't sure ...

Abandoned Baby Birds  Not rated yet
I have a birds nest just outside my back door in the carport. She made the nest in my artificial ivy plant.

The nest is about 3.5 inches across and ...

hummingbirds  Not rated yet
I have some left over palm sugar and was wondering if it's okay to feed it to the hummingbirds as a substitute for white sugar....I've heard honey is not ...

Orioles  Not rated yet
Why can't I attract Baltimore Orioles?

I live in a small city with 1 acre in a 100 year old forest. I have a creek within 300 yards and several sycamore ...

What Kind Of Birds Are These?  Not rated yet
Please, Can someone tell me what kind of birds these are! I have 2 here in my garden and would love to know!

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Judging by its size, it could ...

What is this bird???  Not rated yet
I have 2 of them in my backyard in the birdhouse and wanna know what they are!Can you please help? They are green on top(very shiny), Dark tail and White ...

tn bird  Not rated yet
what is the bird that makes it's nest on the ground in TN?

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Birds that make their nests on the ground in Tennessee are bob-whites, bobolinks,...

Mother Has Abandoned Her Nest and Babies  Not rated yet
I have a nest that was made by both momma and daddy birds. After the nest was made, only momma stayed behind to lay 3 eggs and watch over the nest, which ...

What's up with the Orioles this year  Not rated yet
For years I have fed the Baltimore Orioles, nectar, orange halves and grape jelly, they always arrive the same time each May around Mother's Day. As usual ...

Too Many Eggs?  Not rated yet
I have a nest near my window and I can see at least three eggs, maybe four. Are these little birds going to make it or is it going to be too much work ...

What is this bird? Thanks  Not rated yet
Found in a field in Indianapolis, IN.


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Great photo! You can see four spotted eggs. That is a Killdeer. And that is the sound it makes;...

Where Are The Hummingbirds?  Not rated yet
I live in south Jersey and so far haven't seen any hummingbirds. Can you tell me why they are so late? We have had a lot of rain and some cool days.



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confused birder  Not rated yet
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I saw a bird down by Taber and I can't figure out what it is. It was about the size of a blackbird ( and I think it may be one) and it was black ...

Small, maybe 5 inches from tip of beak to tip of tail.   Not rated yet
Too fast to see colors of this bird, but, the tail looks like a two pronged fork. Has built two nests in the supports of my metal awning above my door....

Starlings Attacking Finch Eggs!  Not rated yet
Good morning,
My husband just witnessed starlings attacking our bird house. There was a pair of house finches that had nested and the starling managed ...

hawaii indian bird  Not rated yet
I found this Hawaii Indian Bird on the ground with a broken wing, so I picked it up and brought it home, It seems to be a very young bird at that. I am ...

SINGING BIRD  Not rated yet
brown with white wings sings all day long

White Heron Sighting  Not rated yet
I live beside the St. Clair River in Courtright, Ontario, on the border with Michigan. We have had 2 sightings of a pure white heron flying over the river ...

Starlings  Not rated yet
For the past year and a half or so, I have been purchasing pricey "no waste" bird food that contains no grains (the grain feed attracted rats). The ...

Hummingbird Nectar Recipe  Not rated yet
Question: Can I use raw sugar instead of refined sugar in my hummingbird feeders? Or what about organic honey? Thank you for considering
my question!...

Unknown bird in an oak tree  Not rated yet
This bird was perched in an oak tree in Folsom, CA (Sacramento County) 3/20/2010. It has orange underside tail feathers with a pronged tip. It is white ...

Purple Martins  Not rated yet
A fascinating video by David Attenborough of the BBC on purple martins.

Maple Terrorist, Yellow Bellied-sapsucker  Not rated yet
I have a beautiful 25' red maple in my backyard. Of late it has been the victim of a migratory, destructive, yet interesting little pest. I will not ...

yellow bellied sapsucker  Not rated yet
I live in Iowa in rural Winterset, which is in Madison county. I have enjoy watching the birds at my feeders. I saw a woodpecker, but not like our normal ...

Yellowbellied Sapsuckers in Alabama  Not rated yet
While noticing what I knew were woodpeckers on a pine tree in my yard, I decided to get my binoculars and look. I knew I had never seen a woodpecker quite ...

Loon sighting in Philadelphia  Not rated yet
8 am Penn Charter Park Philadelphia September 28 saw 3 loons on the Delaware River kvernier39@aol.com

nan from Kans  Not rated yet
Funny thing--The day of my first post I heard the rain crow. Today we got 7/10 of an inch of rain. Funny.

Newly discovered Yellow Shafted Flickers  Not rated yet
I just discovered 2 of them in my front yard enjoying some lawn ants the other day. It took me a few days to figure out what kind of bird they are. Thank ...

I think I have one living in a Acer Rubrum in my yard  Not rated yet
It visits the same tree often, almost on a schedule. I can see rows of holes, but have yet to see a nesting hole. I'm not sure if it is feding and leaving,...

The Flicker House  Not rated yet
We have a large, homemade "flicker house" in our backyard in Northern Wisconsin. Every fall, the house gets cleaned out and then in spring is packed full ...

Pittsburgh Yellow-Bellied  Not rated yet
It may be the draw of its fellow black, white and tan, but whatever it is, I am so excited to have seen such an elusive species. I have been very fortunate ...