What is the bird? 
Maybe about six pounds.

help please 
I got this picture in Northern New Jersey in a swampy forest. I cannot really figure out what species of bird this is. any help would be appreciated

Scary Massive Grey Raptor, 4 ft tall, What the heck is it? 
Hi,

We saw an enormous, very tall (maybe 4 ft), dark grey bird with a very strange, long, huge, sort of s-shaped bill on our neighbor's property. It ...

Need help identifying eastern NC bird 
Can anyone tell me what kind of bird this is?

Help! Found a bird in my backyard and I don't know what kind it is! 
The bird looks like an oversized sparrow or something. it blends in with the floor. I saw it try to jump, but it seems too fat to jump very far.

Too many new dark birds. 
I'm in Michigan in January. I have a new BIG flock of dark birds. They have taken over the bird feeders for three days now. Cowbirds maybe? Do I just stop ...

Golden finches 
Last year I had 20 or 30 golden finches eating at my nyjer feeders. None of them have shown up this year even though the feeders are on the same place....

Falcon or Kestrel? 
I need to ID. is it Falcon or Kestrel and which one?

What are these birds? 
Dec. 2011 Oak island and Southport NC. Seen in flocks mixed w. grackles and gulls. Larger than a robin, but similar shape. Dark brown back, bronze breast,...

Orange Head Bird with Black and White Body 
This bird likes to sit outside our bedroom door and ram itself into it's reflection. What is this cool looking bird?

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Your visitor is a Red-...

Think Woodpecker family 
This bird was in a tree in my back yard. It was small with dark gray back and light gray belly, with small beck and walks up and down tree trunk like woodpecker....

All the best 
I just want to wish everyone a birdie holiday

2 BIRDS EATING BERRIES 
2 birds eating berries

Unknown Bird is Austin, Tx 
I'm pretty sure I saw this bird with another one of the same kind last year around this time, but I am not sure what it is. My mom says she heard them ...

Please I.D. this Bird 
I live in Clearwater Florida and I would like to know what the breed of bird is. Thanks

Robin? Eastern Towhee? What type of bird is tihsi? 
I cannot figure out what this bird is? At first I thought it was a robin but the white neck and other markings are confusing me. I am not even sure it ...

Blue Bird Orange Chest 
Little blue bird with orange chest in western north carolina

Bird keeps knocking, but we haven't let it in . . . 
Recently we have had a bird come to our windows and will make two short chirps - cheep cheep. Then will knock with it's beak on the windows especially ...

I NEED HELP INDENTIFYING WHAT KIND OF BIRD I OWN.... 
i was given a parrot as a gift and all i was told from him was that he is a mix ant that his 2 yrs old... so i want to know what kind of mix he is... so ...

Hummingbird?? 
This bird was flying around our neighbors esperanza. I at first thought it was one of the big black furry bees that are always present, but upon closer ...

Help Identify 
I first thought this was an Eastern Phoebe, but after looking at some pictures on-line I have changed my mind. I can't seem to find a picture of this bird ...

Unidentified 
My mother in law saw this bird in her backyard in Victoria BC Canada. It caused all the smaller species to flee, so perhaps it is a bird of prey?

Black Humming Bird 
My husband and I saw a black humming bird with a yellow band around it's belly. We were happy that both of us saw it because we knew no one would believe ...

Is this a juvenile flycatcher? 
I saw this bird today in Carbondale, CO. The closest I can come to identifying it is I think it might be a flycatcher of some kind and it may be a juvenile ...

Oregon Bird 
the picture was taken last spring in Corvallis, Oregon. I tried looking up picture online to know what kind of bird is it i could not figure out. I just ...

Bird in Lubbock, Texas 
This bird was seen in October, 2011 in Lubbock. Fat body, large beak, mostly white with brown spots and browish winges. A bit of red on head near face....

Need help identifying white-spotted mousy brown, very young bird.. 
For the past three nights in a row, there has been a baby or very young bird sleeping up in the top of my front doorway outside. It's only there in the ...

Feeding WIld Baby Birds 
In the US, it is illegal for a person to attempt to raise a bird who is not trained and licensed to do so. I've seen the sad results of many who tried....

Eagle in Afghanistan? 
Bird of prey, apx. 2 1/2ft. long or longer. Found in Afghanistan. Rescued from a bad situation. I was wondering what kind it was.

Is this a Whinchat? 
A pair of these birds have appeared in my garden for the past two days, They are very skittish, they hop around the ground quite like a robin, sometimes ...

Rita - What is this bird? 
These birds hatched in an oak tree in our front yard. They are quite large, about 18 inches and about 2 weeks old. Any idea what they are?

What is this bird? 
Two tone greens and blues big beak. Pretty to look at. I caught.it in my yard.

Chicken Bird  
This bird stops by to eat the peanuts we leave out for the squirrels. Its the only one we see, what kind of bird is this?

Katy -- Sacramento 
This beautiful white bird has been living in my very large Deodara Cedar trees for about six week. Is it a dove? A pigeon?

The bird is about 12" head ...

Kansas Visitor 
This bird has a light blue head and breast. The bottom of the breast and under tail looks orange and the back and wings look black

What kind of bird did I see? 
In the northern part of Indiana my mother and I saw a little bitty bird sitting on the side walk. He would not move as we approached it and she wheeled ...

Bird ID please 
Photo taken 9/20/11. Think it is a Tanager but want to make sure. Have only seen it previously couple of weeks ago but it flew away before could get ...

What kind of hawk are these? 
These are hawks. I took one last year, and one this year. I am thinking one is a Cooper's hawk, and the other is a red-shouldered hawk. The first three ...

What kind of bird am I? 
Saw this bird near the Fire Island Lighthouse and never saw one before. Can anyone tell me what kind of bird it is?

hummingbird feeder problem in Indiana 
I have two hummingbird feeders that attract the hummingbirds very well. The problem for the past two weeks in September are a lot of bees in the hummingbird ...

What bird is this? 
It looks to be a speckled bird. It was sitting in an Oak tree. It didn't come to the bird feeders. I think it was in a flock, and lost the flock, as it ...

I Need Help Identifying That Bird 
Greeting Everyone

A Friend Of Mine Was Leaving For Sometime , So He Left His Two Birds At My Place , But I Dont Know What Kind Of Birds Are They , And ...

what bird is this? 
need to know what bird this is. thanks!

Injured in my backyard 
It looks to me like a baby gull but others have told me it is either a mourning dove or a woodcock. Thanks:)

Woodpecker??? 
I live near Rochester, NY. I have this bird in my backyard (see 2 photos). I think it might be some sort of woodpecker.
I have seen it diving into the ...

I don't know what bird this is 
It is cute and brown, with creamish stripes on it.It has a short tail

New bird in our backyard. 
We have a new bird once again this Summer. It is almost as big as a Robin. Has speckled brown and black feathers. At the base of the back where the tail ...

is this a kestrel? or sparrowhawk? 
I seen this in the garden and would like to know what type of bird it is

? bird 
my wife and I are bird nerds and we need your help with this bird i saw while I was working. I feel its a house pet that got lose after hurricane irene>...

Something new to me. 
What kind of bird is this? It has been hanging out in my yard all day, and I have never seen anything like this in Northern Minnesota

Unknown bird 
Good morning, this unfortunately, was a fatal window strike. However, we are trying to identify this bird. Is it a juvenile tanager? Its beak was that ...

Rescued From The Hurricane 
We found this little bird, shivering in the rain, behind our back door. We live in Virginia Beach, Virginia. We gave this bird shelter and water inside ...

injured fledgling hawk 
We have been adopted by this young hawk who appears to have an injured right wing. we have fed him raw chicken wings to sustain him, but we would like ...

What Is This Bird? 
This bird is yellow and black with a yellow beak. It builds a hanging basket nest similar to the oropendola, but smaller. They are gregarious and are ...

warbler ??? 
Two Warblers?? or what, migrating I am sure, sounded somewhat like a house wren when I got close.
could be immature is why I can't figure them out.
8/...

Bird at night chirping away on my porch 
he was round and short, chirping away for an hour
on my swing on the front porch!

Help!! What kind of bird is this 
While visiting the coast in Brookings Oregon, I noticed an approx. 5in. bird. It was roosting in the evenings in the eaves of our cabin near fresh water ...

Help 
I saw this bird along a trail at the Chattahoochee River in Georgia in August. Can anyone tell me what it is? Thanks!

What is this? 
This bird is in my backyard and it wont move it just sits there.

red cardinal type bird 
Can someone please ID this red cardinal type bird that visits my feeder. Thanks

Is this a starling? 
We are in Pennsylvania 1 hour northwest of Philadelphia. We have had our feeder up since spring and have not seen any of these until two days ago, 8-12-...

8 year old daughter saved this bird... 
Hello - my daughter and her friend found this bird struggling to fly in the front yard today. We are unsure what kind of bird it is - can anyone help ...

black woodpecker? 
I have a black and white woodpecker with gray belly and face, no red nowhere. it looks like a woodpecker and climbs down trees like one and sounds like ...

Gray bird with curved beak 
Two of these birds started showing up at birdbath during our prolonged heat spell. Almost as big as a robin, very distinctive markings where white breast ...

smooks 
Can anyone tell me what this bird is? This was taken in April of this year near Joliet, IL. Probably stopped at my feeder while migrating. Flew into my ...

ID Help: Gray Dove-Sized, Masked, Hooked Beak, High Pitched Two-Tone Call, Hawkish 
Does anyone know what kind of bird this is? It stays high in tree tops and has a piercing high-pitched two-note call. It looks reminiscent of a mini- bald ...

Black and white with yellow beak 
This morning we had two very vocal, unique singing, birds that we have not seen or heard before. They were both medium size, black and white colors running ...

North Nevada bird??? 
This was taken the first week of Aug'11. After some research, I still have no clue? Can anyone help?

Tame bird in our backyard in Oakville Ontario 
This bird has taken up residence in our backyard. It is tame. It does not fly away when it is approached, and just seems to want to hang out with the ...

it's not in the bird book. What is it? 
It looks like a house wren and is the size of a house wren (we call them Jenny Wrens). Its habits are like a house wren. But it has a black bib and I ...

Mystery bird 
We are in the mountains of Western NC at 5000 feet. Can't find this one in any of our several bird books. What is it? Thanks!

Bird trying to drink from hummingbird feeders 
This bird is about the size of a finch. It is golden brown in color with brown speckles on it's chest and some on it's wings and back.

Of course I try ...

Help Needed to Id Bird 
This bird was seen today in South Carolina at a feeder, any id help would be appreciated.

bird in a tree 
This photo was posted on a bird ID forum I participate in.

It's been a week and no one has come up with an ID on this one.

Do you know what it is?...

Found 2 baby birds in my yard 
Found them on the ground, no nest or mother to be found. Was super windy today. Found a nest and put them in a shoebox.

What is this bird??? 
This bird came back this evening. What is it? I know pictures are not best but the best I could get. White stripes down tail.

Fluffy brown/white body, black wings with perfect white circles, and stripped tail-feathers? 
Today at work, a bird flew straight into a glass window. He appeared to have broken his wing, and so I brought him home to try and figure out what to do....

What am I? 
This was taken in our backyard this past week. I suspect it is a juvenile bird of prey. Can you tell me what it is?

Bird seen along Lake Josephine in Glacier National Park. 
This bird was in the trees in Glacier Park in June 2011. Sparrow-sized. I'm curious about what it is.

Unknown Hummingbird. 
I took this photo on the 5th June 2008 at Clearwater, BC Canada. We were told at the restaurant that they were Calliope, but on checking in the bird book ...

Need help identifying baby birds 
These 3 babies were brought to me as new hatchlings that neighborhood kids found and were toting around.. no mother bird or nest to be found.. i have had ...

Baby Bird I Found 
Found him about a week ago in my back yard. he couldn't fly--sitting duck for predators. I have been feeding him a mash of sugar crisp cereal, vanilla ...

pam 
small, very bright yellow/almost orange whispy tail feathers.
light grey to pale yellow body
long pointed beak and a very distinct black mask around ...

Large bird with long beak and her babies 
These very large birds made a nest in our oak tree. The male has a crown like a parrot. They have 3 babies now and we cannot find out what they are. Please ...

Brown bird with long beak eating off hummingbird feeder 
This bird was about the size of a seagull. Just a little smaller. Has a longer beak. thinking it may be a oriole. But I've only seen ones with bright colors....

osprey or young red tailed hawk? 
I was taking pictures of one of the adult pair of red tail hawks living in our neighborhood yesterday and this bird did a few circles far overhead. Our ...

Mystery Duck (with pictures) 
At Cincinnati Zoo, Swan Lake, native waterfowl like Trumpeter Swans can come and go as they please. He is a mallard-sized duck that is mainly black-colored....

UPDATE on what's this baby bird 
It turns out it's a cowbird and the poor little birds feeding it are Chipping Sparrows.

All black but not a grackle 
The bird is shaped like a mocking bird. It's not a shiny black, more of a flat black or dark grey. I has a chirp like a finch that's very soft. I have ...

Help identify this bird, please 
Can anyone please identify this bird?

Solid brown Swallow? 
This bird was found in a large grassy field in Southeast Michigan. The closest major city is Toledo OH. She is injured and was brought into my veterinary ...

What is this bird? It's feeding a baby in my yard. 
Can you tell me wha this bird is? I've tried to find online - but none are this solid in color. I think you would call it tan or brown. It was slight reddish ...

Fell out of our back yard tree. 
It's only a baby, but it has long legs, and has a beak that looks like it would eat seeds. It's cheeks or lips are a bright yellow and the color of its ...

Birds at Feeder: Blue Tail and Wings, Sharp Head, Mottled Chest 
Feeder in Raleigh, NC
Have researched for the past week but cannot identify this bird pair. Looking for help. Thanks.

I think she is a cuckoo 
I have never seen one of these around here before; Wynnum,Brisbane,Queensland,Australia.
It went from the fence to this tree then to the ground from what ...

orioles 
I have oriole feeders set up in my back yard. Every night something empties out the feeders. Sometimes the feeders are knocked off the hook that they are ...

What bird is this 
Shot it while it was sitting on mango tree outside my house.

Grey Bird 
Please help Identify this Bird, we think he's a baby (hasn't eaten seeds, just wet bread), and dropper water. We want to know how to help him.


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unknown bird 
Here is a better picture

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Our readers are correct; Brown Thrasher.
Susan

What Is This Bird? 
Last night these two birds came in my yard and I never seen them before they are brown with a white spotted belly and gold eyes and a beck like a flicker....

I need help IDing this bird 
I think I have seen this bird before, but when I look into it I could not find the bird. Can you help?


Thanks!


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Looks like a Gray Catbird....

Feather picking 
I know this is a wild bird category, but I need help with a domesticated parrot. She is an African Grey, 4 yrs. old. She is constantly picking her feathers ...

Identification help please.. dead bird on stairs 
Can I get help trying to identify this mysterious bird that i found one afternoon dead on my porch stairs?

thank you

Are these Geese? 
Have been watching them for the last two weeks. Have been unable to identify them. Looking for any information about them.

didn't get a picture  
we had 2 brown birds with peaks on their head like a cardinal, and they had yellow on their wings near the back. They were chasing each other and unfortunately ...

Readers Please Help 
My husband set up a motion-sensitive camera by one of our bird feeders. As the photos show we have lots of goldfinches and purple finches at this feeder....

Fearless Little Bird 
I live in the northwest sector of the city of Washington, DC. A few years ago we had crows everywhere. Then a new bird came. It is the size of a starling,...

Baby swallow cannot fly 
Hi,
We have always had Swallows nesting in our garage, this year one pair had six chicks which are now all flying.
The other pair had three chicks of ...

Bright yellow and orange birds 
I live in Portland, Oregon and I have been seeing a pair of yellow and orange birds that look like a tropical parakeet or something. Anyone know what they ...

Butterflysky 
I have bluejays that come to my feeders and sift through the food to get what they want and the rest of the food goes to the ground.

We buy a food ...

New Bird at the Feeder 
For three days this bird used our feeder. We live in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Have not been able to identify. Would appreciate any help. My wife ...

Bird seen in the aviary in the Monterey Bay Aquarium 
Can you help me identify this shore bird, which I photographed in the aviary in the Monterey Bay Aquarium?

Who Am I? 
A pair of these birds have built a nest in a clematis in a pot on our patio just outside our dining room in Irvine, CA. The nest is quite large,maybe ...

Any Ideas Appreciated 
Hello!

I saw this bird on Saturday afternoon. Near a wooded area, (old growth), Pennsylvania, Lebanon County.

I think it is a warbler, it was small,...

shiny black bird 
I'm in southern CA (Ventura County), and I have never seen this bird before. It has the body size and shape of a cardinal, but it is all black except ...

Blue Bird in Eastern Montana 
This little blue bird just showed up yesterday, he is almost aqua in color. I have looked but can not find an exact match,hopefully someone here can tell ...

Please help me identify this orange headed bird 
I have beautiful bird visiting my feeder lately. It has the colouring and belly striations of a female blackburnian warbler (the head is a creamsicle ...

Visitors to patio in Phoenix, AZ 
This pair have been staying overnight at our covered patio for a couple of days now. They don't seem bothered by human presence.

Slightly larger than ...

What Is This Bird? 
A bird of this type has visited my farm in western Kansas for over twenty years. First showed up and nested in a shed. She came back for years. She ...

Unknown beauty! 
This bird was in my parents locust tree in Champaign, IL. May 7th was the first sighting and it has been seen several times since. Can you help us identify ...

Not sure what this bird is.  
It's been hanging around the neighborhood. He's been visiting my bird house and eating the droppings from it. Is this a wild turkey?

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Wow!...

dark blue and black with white chest can someone tell me what kind of bird this is? 
He has a very deep blue on his back with black wings and white on the undersize a little bigger than a sparrow.

please help id this bird 
was seen in a Laurel tree in backyard here in Portland, Oregon.

Is this a finch? 
This little guy flew into my window this morning. I picked him up and brought him in. He seems to be resting and is looking much better than earlier....

Mystery Bird in New York 
I keep hearing the bird around 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm I checked a couple sites with bird calls but none sound excactly like It and I'm not a birder so I'm ...

What is This Songbird? 
Took this picture in the east Sandia Mountains in Albuquerque, NM.
Was very vocal, and almost sounded like a Robin at times.

Unsure wht type of bird ...

bird crashed into glass window  
This bird seems tamed, sits on hand or on shoulder. Green body and head grey wings and tail, beak like a sparrow, 3-4 inches long yellow breast, pinkish ...

Mourning Doves have been incubating for more than 6 weeks - are they dead? 
I have been watching 2 Mourning Doves take turns incubating 2 eggs on my balcony for well over 6 weeks now. I am assuming they are dead, and yet the pair ...

Can you identify this bird? 
I live in Ojai, California (southern California). This bird lives in the bird sanctuary behind my house. Can anyone help me identify this bird? Thank you....

Need help to Identify this bird. 
Please help me.Seen in Laval Quebec Canada.


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Hello Mary. From the photo, it looks to me like a Yellow-rumped Warbler. This adventurous ...

Great Blue Heron but WHITE? West Charlotte, VT 4/26/11 
Saw an all white - except maybe for some dark spots beneath at rump-tail, crane feeding in my frog pond around noon today. Sharp yellow bill, tall - small ...

Mystery Bird 
My father took pictures of this bird at his local archery range.

Glad I'm not the only one 
I had to go to Saginaw today and while traveling on I-75 I saw what looked to be a snow white heron fly over the express way. I made a mental note of ...

Jim's Sargent Bird 
It is grayish brown on top; and white underneath. Some stripes on the wings. Its tail angles upwards when it is standing still.

Can someone identifiy these birds? 
Can anyone figure out what these birds are? The first one is of some duck thing, there was only one. Is it domesticated? The next two are of a bird I saw ...

Central Florida Gulf Coast Brown Beauty 
I see many of these birds in a wooded/marshy area of a fresh water lake in my western central Florida locale. I have many photos of them. They are a very ...

Little Gray Bird 
I have a little gray bird 4-5" all gray with orange beak, he flies into my kitchen window several times a day - he wants in bad - he's been doing this ...

Help indentify this bird 
I live in southwest Ohio on a wooded lot. This bird caught my attention when landing, his wing beats were loud. He has pink legs and is about 19 inches ...

A black and white bird with some yellow on it! 
It is black and white with some yellow on it and it stays with its mate most of the time the female will set in the nest and keep the eggs warm while the ...

What is this bird? 
I saw this bird at the park. It seems to have a tiny, miniature crest.

I am trying to help my daughter identify this bird! 
Every morning when the birds come to our window, my 2 year old daughter tries to name them using some cards I printed out for her. I don't know very much ...

Got it finally! It has taken me 6 years to get a visual photo of this bird 
We moved to this house six years ago and almost immediately we heard a very unique bird sing. My wife and daughter fell in love with its song. The only ...

Garden Bird of Prey 
Seen in garden in Phoenixville, PA. I'm new to the US- so was interested to know what it is!

Thanks,
Jim

Arizona Bird, or Not??? 
This bird showed up after a storm. It ended up on the playground of my kid's school. The grounds keepers have yellow taped it off so that the kids won'...

Can't figure out which bird this is??? 
Me and my husband have been working on our backyard for the past two weeks. We been noticing these birds that have been moving in and the other day when ...

woodpecker 
Hi! Well we have some here that are so big! the holes they make in trees wow -- a very beautiful bird, but they love our sassafrase trees! Just wondering ...

What is this bird? 
This bird makes noises that sounds like a cardinals chip chip noise. Sorry for the bad pic. I live in north east Texas. Can anyone figure out what this ...

Beautiful Cute Chirp 
I live in California, it is noon on a cold cloudy day. I was in the other room and heard a beautiful chirp I had never heard before. I saw a medium brown ...

help?  
i saw a bird that looks exactly like a robin. same colors and markings except for a white thin ring around it's neck? can you tell me what it is? because ...

Help-Loud Chirping/Crowing Bird At Sunset until Sunrise (South Florida) 
I live in South Florida and I have a bird that looks like an Egret except Black up high in a tree across the canal that is soooooo loud and keeps me and ...

Is this a grouse? 
This bird has been hanging out in our backyard for a couple of months. I think it is a female grouse. Am I correct?

The backyard is in San Francisco....

Nesting 
I keep seeing some house sparrows checking out our bird house. Once it was two males, and then a male and a female. The male sits on top of the house and ...

white headed bird unknown 
would like to know what kind of bird this is, could not find in bird book. About the size of a finch or sparrow.

What are these birds? 
I recently went to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and took photos of a few birds that I can't identify. One looks like a Robin but no red breast,...

Unknown bird? 
This little bird moved very quickly that is why the pic is blurry. It moved like a woodpecker flying from tree to tree and walking up the side of them....

What bird is this? 
I live near the central coast of Oregon. I saw a "new" bird feeding in my backyard. I do not have a photo. The bird is about the size of a robin. It has ...

Great Cormorant 
It is one of the most famous birds ever! I can't believe I saw this bird. it was just yesterday when i looked out my window and there it was!

Comment ...

What are these birds? 
Took this pic on Feb. 13 2011 in Southeast Missouri. I thought maybe a male House Finch and a female they were together for a little while. Thanks for ...

BIRD ON WIRE 
SMALL BIRD,LIGHT BROWN HEAD,DARK BROWN BODY WITH LOTS OF WHITE SPOTS ON BELLY,SHORT TAIL AND SHORT LEGS.

What type of bird is this? 
A friend of mine found this little guy on a trail in the woods...
unfortunately he was dead. He was found on Feb.9th/2011 in the Bonavista North area ...

Long, mid-High pitched call... almost like a locust, but it was a bird 
We live on the cusp of Issaquah, Newcastle and Renton Highlands in Washington.

I heard a very different bird this morning from my living room. I had ...

Evening grosbeak 
Here are a whole flock of Evening GrosBeaks
hanging out at my neighbour's feeder. I stayed there
a good half hour, standing in front of them
at a good ...

What is This Bird? 
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta. Canada
Sited: Jan 26th 2011 in the afternoon.
Picture attached.

Bird was taking shelter in a strong wind. Little smaller ...

Help ID this bird 
Picture was taken at my feeder in SC. What is it?

Falcon or Owl? 
We have a large, white spotted chest, bird in our back yard that has a body like an owl but a face similar to a falcon. Would love to know more about ...

Wisconsin winter 
Hello,

I just spotted a yellow and green parakeet at my bird feeders in dodge county Wisconsin. Can parakeets be wild or did someone let it go?

Orange crested sparrow type body 
This is a small sparrow-like bird with an orange crest. This photo was taken in Austin, TX. This is not a common bird in this area.

I'd like to find ...

ID this "black bird"? 
This was solitary bird at feed Dec 13 near Saltville VA. Head is black and crow like. Black eyes and bill. Bird slightly larger than Blue Jay. Thanks,...

Can anyone Identify this bird for me? 
I just took this picture this morning (Dec. 15th 2010). The picture was taken in Ontario Canada, about 45 minutes north of Toronto. The bird was about ...

Identify this Bird 
My friend took a photo of this bird while we were walking along a country road not too long ago. I was just curious as to what type of bird this is. It ...

Whatizzit? 
We live in south Florida and this bird appeared on our fence this morning. Is it an immature Mississippi kite?


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I believe so. Here is ...

What Is This Bird? 
We are in Central Vermont and have a bird that we have not seen before.
It is about 6-7 inches long with a grey body and wings with a white head
and ...

Small duck with white spot on its head 
Currently there are a lot of these ducks on Lake Natoma near Folsom in Northern California. They've just arrived in the past few weeks so I assume they ...

Apple-Green Colored Bird at Hummingbird Feeder 
Question: I feed hummingbirds year round, and again this cool morning I have an apple green-colored bird, not an Oriel, trying to feed from
the sugar ...

Confusednewbernian 
On 10/29/10 these 2 birds arrived at my feeder outside my office in New Bern, NC. They were there midday today, 10/30, as well. The distinquishing feature ...

What is this parrot in NSW Australia? 
Can you identify this bird for us please?

We are in NSW Australia, 34 28' 13.58"S,150 14' 58.50"E elevation 688m.

The feeding bowl in the photo is ...

Need ID for Hawaiian Bird  
We saw several of these birds in Bird Park on the big island of Hawaii, near Volcano National Park. They were often in pairs on the ground.

what is this bird? 
medium size bird. smaller than a duck. black body with white beak long claws walking in our yard in central Indiana.

What type of Hawk is this? 
This hawk crashed in to our kitchen window this afternoon in Brevard NC 28712. Anyone know what it is?

Problem with Sparrows 
My problem is that my bird feeder is daily getting raided by house sparrows. My current bird feeder is a hopper that would accommodate striped sunflower ...

Gold Finches in Sacramento  
I live in Fair Oaks, CA (Sacramento area). Last year I had many Lesser Goldfinches and American Goldfinches at my yellow thistle sock by this time in ...

i just found a little juvenile brown bird and have no idea what it is 
it is medium in size, is a bit puffed, long legs, curved beak, black on wings, and largish eyes please help!!!!!

When To Clean The Bird House? 
What time of year do we need to clean out the nests of the bird houses I have in my yard? Thank you so much for your help. Jean

What Kind of Seed is in Most Bird Seed Bags? 
Hi Susan,

Do you or maybe one of our readers know what the large round orangish seed is that in most bird seed bags. What birds like this? There ...

Dee Dee, Southern California  
This bird is a good size, he has a bill like a hummingbird long and pointy his eyes are an reddish color with black in the middle, his feet are kind of ...

what kind of bird 
Saw this bird in a tree in my yard. Can you
tell me what kind it is? It makes a very loud
noise.


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Great shot! Is the sound a loud whistle?...

N.H. Back Yard Bird 
Size - 13" bigger than a Robin. Smaller than a crow.
Back - Brown
Breast - Black shape the size of a 50 cent piece
Belly - mottled
When head bent there ...

White Bird at Sacramento Wildlife Refuge 
Tall, white bird with a long beak.

Is this a Mockingbird, and what variety, if so? 
This picture was taken on the beach in Aruba, September, 2 years ago. About a block away from the avian refuge.

These fearless little thieves were ...

What kind of bird is this? 
I saw this bird in my back yard in suburban Houston, Texas. Does anybody know what kind of bird it is? It was tormenting the Squirrels and Blue Jays.

Bird in Crater lake 
The photos were taken near Crater Lake, Oregon, California. Looks like Peregrine Falcon, but not sure. Can you help us identify this bird?

What bird is this? 
A visitor to my front sidewalk was very interested in the creatures living in the garden -- lots of chipmunks. Can anyone help with what bird this is?...

Bird I can't find in any birdbooks 
Wish I had a picture, but bird visits only occasionally and I'm never prepared to take a picture. I have searched every birdbook
I can find at the book ...

What Bird is This? 
In our 12 years in southwest Florida we've never seen this bird before. Can't find it in Peterson or on the www. It appears to be a migratory water fowl,...

Mallard Duck question 
Hi...hoping someone can answer this question. We live on the Chesapeake Bay, and one day in June, an adorable pair of Mallard ducks came to visit. After ...

Identify bird...Killeen Texas 
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 ...

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 ...

unknown nectar suckler 
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 
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 ...

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 ...

What Kind Of Birds Are These? 
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??? 
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 ...

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 ...

Where Are The Hummingbirds? 
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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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....

White Heron Sighting 
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 ...

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....

Small and in great numbers. 
I live in Western Washington. The birds I saw are often in our yard and dart around in an almost un-bird like manner. They tend to stay very close to the ...

Red Tailed Hawk? 
Is this a Red Tailed Hawk? He came to my bird feeder yesterday and was terrorizing the smaller birds.

This bird is so pretty what is it? 
I've seen it a few times come to my family's bird feeder. It's about the size of the blackbirds at my house.


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European Starling.

Visitor from a field 
Can you please help me identify this bird? I believe it to be a turkey vulture because of the lack of hair on its head and the mite bites. Others swear ...

Backyard Birds in Texas 
I saw this bird at my fountain around 7:30 pm. I haven't seen it since then. I have tried to identify it, but have been unable to find anything that resembles ...

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 ...

Unknown Bird! 
Hi! I live in Mumbai, India. I came across this bird sitting on electricity wire when I was on a weekend trip in Satara District which falls in Maharashtra ...

new bird 
I have watched birds here at the feeders for years and this is the first time i've seen this one, there have been a couple of them around here - am in ...

Feeders 
How far apart should feeders be placed in order to attract different birds to different feeders?

Starlings 
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 ...

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....

curious ;)  Not rated yet
what kind of bird is small, black and white and found in southern indiana? It moved so quickly that I couldnt even take a picture of it! The white on it ...

Fat with white belly and black wings in Utah  Not rated yet
It was a fat bird, with a fat white belly, blue black wings, living in trees in park city, UT. What could it be?

Thank you,

Magida

Blue Heron in a Tree  Not rated yet
For our scared bird-watcher in Connecticutt, here is a a photo I took last summer of a Blue Heron up in a tree. I have always seen them standing in water,...

Lake Grapevine  Not rated yet
Taken on Lake Grapevine in Southlake, Texas (32.99598, -97.13438) on January 24, 2012

Lake Grapevine  Not rated yet
Taken on Lake Grapevine in Southlake, Texas (32.99598, -97.13438) on January 24, 2012

Lake Grapevine  Not rated yet
Taken on Lake Grapevine in Southlake, Texas (32.99598, -97.13438) on January 24, 2012

Lake Grapevine  Not rated yet
Taken on Lake Grapevine in Southlake, Texas (32.99598, -97.13438) on January 24, 2012

Lake Grapevine  Not rated yet
Taken on Lake Grapevine in Southlake, Texas (32.99598, -97.13438) on January 24, 2012

Orange tail woodpecker?   Not rated yet
Seems to be a Woodpecker, found in Raymond, California with an orange tail. What is this bird called?

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That is a Northern Flicker and a ...

Mr. O.  Not rated yet
Turquoise-blue with black feathers on wing, at mixed seed feeder but left quickly. About size of a small cardinal. N. Ohio, snowy day about 27 degrees ...

Found on the street in NYC, bleeding from its beak  Not rated yet
Found this bird on the street in NYC, bleeding from its beak. It looks like it could do with help, and I am unable to do anything since I am unable to ...

Gray color Hawks perching along I-5 in No. Calif  Not rated yet
We travel up I-5 to visit the folks in Corning California. We usually can see quite a few Hawks perched long I-5 as we pass by the Rice and other Farm ...

Please identify this baby bird.  Not rated yet
It's grey with yellow spots and a yellow beak.
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BIrd in Yellowstone Park  Not rated yet
Friend of mine took this in Yellowstone this summer and we would like to know what it is? Thank you, Larry

Morning Visitor  Not rated yet
I came down this morning to find a large tall grey long-legged bird standing on my front porch. It stood for a few seconds surveying the scene and then ...

Mystery bird.  Not rated yet
Nocturnal, hunting in pairs. one white strip on each wing running horizontal with the bird. Reacts to noise. It seemed to be grey and white - hard to tell ...

Wintering Hummingbird  Not rated yet
There are at least 2 Hummingbirds that I am feeding. I am located in Texas, Brazoria County. I just took this picture today (Dec. 13, 2011) I'm not ...

Black body large white rump marking, clings to tree trunk like a wookpecker  Not rated yet
That's about all he has let us see. Hides behind my sycamore tree. Smaller than a pileated but flies a bit like one.

Can You Name This Bird?  Not rated yet
This picture was taken in 2008. It was taken in a park. I don't remember much about the area but this bird was eating seeds from the ground. I'm afraid ...

Curious little guests sleeping over our door in Tallahassee Florida.  Not rated yet
Came home to Tallahassee Florida last night to discover an odd little guest over our door, we took a quick shot of the fellow as we quietly walked into ...

i have bird like eagle but cannt identify help  Not rated yet
it is like eagle but not sure because eagle is big and this is small its not an owl and also a kite but please identify its brownish with small beak and ...

Very small earthy browncolored bird also some have balck and white speckled chestst  Not rated yet
On a cold (for So. Cal) day with a little rain in mid November i spotted three very small birds that were the shape and size of the captive finches you ...

HERON?  Not rated yet
Our backyard is a South Florida canal. Two birds approx. 8" tall, long bright green legs, big heron-like feet, shortish beaks,feathers shades of brown ...

Louisiana bird under carport at night  Not rated yet
Small 2-3 inch fluffball, brown with white spots, slender tail with dark stripes. Can anyone identify?

Mating Pair of Unidentified Birds  Not rated yet
I love these birds that have taken to nesting in a large gum tree at the back of our house in Tannum Sands, Central Queensland....but they are driving ...

Another unidentified Bird  Not rated yet
Can anyone tell me what kind of bird this is? I thought, maybe a Robin? But then, I don't really know.

Bird in Cleveland area, Ohio  Not rated yet
This bird is very, very large and has been hanging around my yard the last couple of days. I've been keeping a close eye on my 25-pound dog. Anyone know ...

Possibly a Sombre Tit?  Not rated yet
It was feeding in amongst other Tits like Coal Tits (which are showing a diverse amount of colours (browns, orange/brown) as well as normal to the chests)...

northern alberta  Not rated yet
over the last couple months there are two, long thin legged birds whose necks are equally long and thin as the legs, walking around the highway near a ...

Unknown Bird  Not rated yet
This bird has been living around our house for about a month now. It was after we had this big storm. But anyways, he has long legs, a grayish colored ...

Is this a juvenile flycatcher? (more pictures)  Not rated yet
I believe this is the same bird I had photographed earlier (around Oct 11) as a juvenile and posted on the site. These are updated photos (Oct 19) so ...

Not sure   Not rated yet
I found this small bird sitting in the middle of a parking spot. Olive green on the outer part and yellow belly.It allowed me to pick it up. It seemed ...

Northern Ontario migratory bird  Not rated yet
I saw this small flock of birds mid-October eating crabapples that were still left hanging in the tree in my backyard. Clearly on a migratory path through ...

Dead bird found crow like?  Not rated yet
Found dead in our pasture near Wimberley (edwards plateau), Texas.

Dove Kind of Bird  Not rated yet
We had several birds in the backyard this morning that we have not seen before. They were a bit longer, and sleeker than the doves, but the backs were ...

Desi  Not rated yet
Hi, the little picture at the top of your page of the long pointy beaked grey and white bird w the yellow chest, what kind of bird is that please? The ...

what the name of this hawk?  Not rated yet
I'm seeing this one around my garden these days need help with ID.

Florida bird at EPCOT  Not rated yet
This bird is very common around EPCOT in orlando florida.
Help me identify it. Basic brown with some black in the coloring. Dagger beak, but not a sandpiper...

Grey Bird  Not rated yet
I've tried to ID this bird found on my neighbor's garage roof but have not been able to. It had a rather long neck also but didn't always leave it extended ...

Visiting Lake Bird  Not rated yet
I first saw the bird the second week of September 2011 while it was perched high up in the trees along the shore near Twin Coves at Lake Pomme de Terre ...

Woodpecker???  Not rated yet
I took this in Tahoe Donner CA. He comes to visit quite often.


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What a fantastic photo! Your visitor is a female White-headed Woodpecker....

green bird with black and white wings  Not rated yet
What kind of bird has a green body and head and black and white wings. We have one on our feeder?

Egret  Not rated yet
This Cattle Egret has taken up the duty of cleaning after my Rott, Any food left back is bird food and by extension any insect in the yard. We now call ...

Can anyone please ID this bird?  Not rated yet
I saw this beautiful bird in my yard yesterday. I only had enough time to grab my camera and shoot off one exposure, before it took off.

It was about ...

Amazing beautiful, peaceful, white bird.  Not rated yet
This large white "dove kind of" bird (easily 2-3 times the size of my turtle doves) landed on my patio rug by my slider door. We watched this bird sit ...

Brown Bird Tall!  Not rated yet
A few years ago, I was coming out of my house in Holly, Michigan, and saw the most amazing thing! A family of birds approximately four feet tall, brown,...

Yellow Bird  Not rated yet
First saw two of these birds sitting on short fence behind house, by time I got the camera one had flown off so I took a few pics of the remaining bird....

On the look out  Not rated yet
This bird is always around my home. I don't know what it is.

what bird do I have nesting in my cocos palm in australia  Not rated yet
Hi just wondering if anyone can tell me what the breed is they have made a nest in amongst the old palm frond bases which we have trimmed .... they are ...

Is this a woodpecker?  Not rated yet
This fine looking bird was pecking at a branch in my back yard. What kind of bird is it and is it a woodpecker? It has a white belly, grey wings and face,...

Need help identifying bird in NE Wisconsin  Not rated yet
We see this bird nearly every day while walking on a trail along the Fox River in Green Bay, WI. It is brown, about the size of a robin, and we can see ...

speckled breast, beak for insects mystery bird  Not rated yet
I'm on Staten Island, NY, and thought this might be a migrating bird, as I haven't seen it before. It has a brown and white speckled breast, with a yellow ...

Please help identify this bird  Not rated yet
A large brown bird about the size of a duck. White stripes under the wings which are visible when it is flying. It has a duck like beak but not as big ...

Juvenile Cedar Waxwing  Not rated yet
While looking at all the posts this summer, I realized how different the juvenile birds can look from their parents, just as the male and females of some ...

Lime-green yellowish birds in our Dogwood Tree in W. North Carolina  Not rated yet
We have several hundred year old dogwoods in our yard that I love to watch the birds feed from in late September to October. This year we have a pair ...

Hairy vs Downy Woodpecker?  Not rated yet
I just want to know what the difference is between a hairy woodpecker and a downy woodpecker. I have them at my home all the time, but they look so much ...

What Kind of Hummingbird?  Not rated yet
It was a smaller hummingbird with a white stripe on his back and a black tail end. He had shorter and wider wings than a typical hummingbird and I believe ...

What is This Bird  Not rated yet
This bird is the size of sparrows, it has a white body a blue neck and head medium blue. No body has lost any pets and I am very curius, Thanks for any ...

Baltimore Oriole Migrating South  Not rated yet
Dark (black?) back, orangish breast, wing feathers may have white edge? only recently seen here in Henderson county TX. I heard but don't recall its sound....

Please help ID this Baby bird we just found.   Not rated yet
My son just found this baby bird. The head and back are green, brighter than Olive. The chest is yellow. the sides appear to be grey. I have enclosed ...

Please Help Identify.....Warbler?  Not rated yet
This bird flew in to our patio door. It was dazed for awhile but came out of it. I haven't noticed it eating sunflowers so is it a Warbler just passing ...

Seen in Anahuac Texas  Not rated yet
Sitting on a Red Bottlebrush plant. Brown with short, thick beak and tuft on top of its head. What is it?

What is this Bird?  Not rated yet
LARGER THAN A SPARROW, SMALLER THAN A DOVE, LIGHT CREAM, DARK SPECKLES ON THE BREAST FEEDING ON CORN AND REMAINS IN MY BACK YARD, NW KANSAS, 9.14.11.

Uncommon Bird?  Not rated yet
A bird resembling a brown headed cowbird in size and shape, dun colored with a soft yellow breast and two distinct bright yellow spots on tail. The spots ...

Large, all gray bird in Redondo Beach CA  Not rated yet
on the order of 10" from head to tail based on the large cable it was sitting on. All medium gray with white on very tip of tail, altho that could have ...

Mystery Bird  Not rated yet
Please help me identify this bird.
This is one of several heron-type birds in the marsh near my home (photo taken in late August in York Region, Ontario)...

September addition to the feeder  Not rated yet
Eating Niger seed with the Goldfinches. Arrived 2 days ago,9-3-11 in NE Pennsylvania. Approx 1" longer than the Goldfinch, tail deeply "V" One seems to ...

Id this bird  Not rated yet
took in the kruger national park in south africa around the pretoruiskop area, can anyone id for me

kirk  Not rated yet
I see this every day on the beach but I don't know the name, I checked swallows, swift, martins, I'm lost.

Great Crested Grebe?!  Not rated yet
This bird was sighted in Stewartby Lake, just outside of
Marston Nature Reserve. The bird was solitary and kept diving under the water in search of food....

Hawk or Osprey?  Not rated yet
Well, I live in coastal Louisiana near a large lake and wildlife area. The area has bald eagles, but this was clearly not one. However, this large bird ...

kirk  Not rated yet
An adult green-backed heron mark check it with your bird,the one in your lagoon may be a juvenile.

bird in my lagoon  Not rated yet
THIS LARGE BIRD HAS BEEN HANGING OUT ON MY PATIO FOR DAYS. IT LOOKS WELL FED. A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIRD BY THE OCEAN.


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Looks like a Green ...

At the feeder   Not rated yet
I'm rather new to birding, and bird photography, and after exhausting my copies of the Audobon guide, and Crossley's ID guide, I was hoping the astute ...

Seen today in Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles, California  Not rated yet
Pair of birds, quite large (at least 18 inches tall). The one shown is presumably the female; the male was much plumper.
What are they?
And why is this ...

Unknown bird  Not rated yet
I'm in Long Island NY. Bird was 3 inches to tail, tail 3 inches. Bright orange, thick, short, parroty looking beak, same color crest on top of head, except ...

What is the name of this bird?  Not rated yet
It was a very large bird that we spotted in a flat grassy area in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. There were two of the birds. They had long necks ...

Baby bird.  Not rated yet
Found this little one... What is it?

what is it?  Not rated yet
about 4 inches long; jet black wings and back; but a snow-white breast. Stands on very long legs for its body size; has an extra long beak about 2 inches....

Tall bird, long legs and neck, grey, white, and black  Not rated yet
Saw this on the shore while fishing the river in Iuka, MS during the first week of August 2011. Extreme novice here on identification of birds, I'd like ...

Yellow black  Not rated yet
Small birds with swallows circling me while I was mowing the lawn for 8 minutes. I was surprised because of the loud noise the mower makes. I had been ...

MD bird found while kayaking  Not rated yet
My husband was kayaking off the Chesapeake Bay in Rock Creek when he saw this bird. It only had its head sticking out of the water. My husband paddled ...

Unknown species of sparrow?  Not rated yet
Found in north eastern Maine. Frequents our bird feeder. I think it's a sparrow of some sort but after searching through several book I can't identify ...

what is my bird?  Not rated yet
I found a bird in my yard and am taking care of it till it can fly.

Unidentified birds  Not rated yet
A bit bigger than a black bird, mottled brown & black come in a pair, obviously male & female, really only come out when raining but not always together....

Bird of prey in Ann Arbor, MI  Not rated yet
This bird circled majestically over Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor at 10.30 on July 17. What species?

Juvenile Robin eating ash berries.  Not rated yet
Here is a photo of a juvenile Robin eating berries in my ash tree. At first I didn't know what it was because of the spots on its breast. And its already ...

Kissadee Comparison Photos  Not rated yet
In response to the "Bird in a Tree" post by Jerry Turner, I looked up the Greater Kissadees that Mary suggested. I had never heard of this bird and wanted ...

Unknown yellow bird  Not rated yet
I am sorry about the terrible focus. Newbie. This was taken at the top of a medium sized tree along a marsh. The marsh is around Lake Waco, a good sized ...

unknown bird  Not rated yet
My brother found this bird under a tree. It was hurt and I'm wondering what kind of bird this is.

brown stranger  Not rated yet
We have seen this bird & 1 other like it at our backyard peanut feeder. It is mostly solid brown with small lighter colored spots on it's back, almost ...

Baby bird found, brought it in because many stray cats.   Not rated yet
I'm going to bring the bird in the day after tomorrow seeing as its a long drive to the conservatory.
The baby has;
-Gray pin feather that move into ...

Unusual bird in Tacoma, identified  Not rated yet
Hey sorry to bother you I posted my pictures on facebook and a friend said he thought it was a type of woodpecker. I searched google and found this is ...

like to know the name of this bird?  Not rated yet
photo july 2010 in sabanera Dorado Puerto Rico.
in a lake tree.

Parrot like bird with a sparrow's beak  Not rated yet
This bird was of very light whitish green color. it had a long tail like a parrot's, but its beak was like a sparrow's beak. it spreads it's tail while ...

Pipit?  Not rated yet
Southern Spain nesting in the folds of a palm tree's trunk. It had 3 or 4 chicks which unfortunately the local owls or kestrel's took.

What bird is this?  Not rated yet
I live in Bakersfield California. I enjoy spotting and identifying new birds. I was excited to see this new bird in my yard, but I can't seem to find it ...

Mystery young bird  Not rated yet
We live in the Herault in the south of France. For the last few weeks there have been 3 of these young birds spending time in an almond tree being fed ...

What is this baby bird  Not rated yet
I just saved this bird from being eaten by cat. I have no clue to what it is.

What Are These?  Not rated yet
CAN ANYONE FORMALLY IDENTIFY THESE CHICKS
Two chicks found by some children, near grassland and not a million miles away from the coast but also not ...

Unidentified Bird?  Not rated yet
Hello,

I was birdwatching in my garden the other day and saw a bird fly onto a nearby tree. I reached for my camera and took a picture. As I ...

Unidentified Bird?  Not rated yet
Hello,

I was birdwatching in my garden the other day and saw a bird fly onto a nearby tree. I reached for my camera and took a picture. As I ...

Mourning Dove????  Not rated yet
Can someone tell me if this is a mourning dove, if not what is it?

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Yes it is a Mourning Dove. You can learn more about them here.

bunting maybe  Not rated yet
This bird has been sitting on a lamppost outside our flat for the past 4 weeks and without respite emits the most unmelodious loud "song". He or she sometimes ...

Not sure but I think this is an Indigo Bunting eating from a feeder in my backyard.  Not rated yet
I am not sure but I think after all my research this is an Indigo Bunting at my birdfeeder here in Ohio. I have never seen one in person before but would ...

Illinois bird lover  Not rated yet
We had a reddish orange bird with a completely black head, looks as if he has a collar on, the red feathers are longer than the feathers on his head. We ...

Nick  Not rated yet
Can anyone tell me what this bird is please?

Many thanks

Bird nesting on her eggs  Not rated yet
What kind of bird would have a short stubby beak and the color of the beak is orange and she is a gray bird. It almost would remind you of the red cardinal ...

black body, and speckled neck  Not rated yet
Can anyone help me, I've just seem a bird that was the size of a black bird, but the colouring of a wag tail, and bright orange beak and feet.

R Fisher  Not rated yet
We have a new visitor this year. It is an American Robin with one or two totally white tail feathers. Actually, there are two of them and they don't hold ...

what is it doing ?  Not rated yet
We have a brewers black bird that comes to our bird bath for a good drink. We started to notice that this bird was depositing something into the water ...

Winter Visitors  Not rated yet
We had several of these birds visit our deck last winter they are really cute but can't seem to identify them. Colors range from grey with white breast ...

Sea Bird ?  Not rated yet
Took picture of this bird over the Atlantic Ocean as we were on vacation in Little River, and were returning to the Intercoastal waterway on one of the ...

English House Sparrow  Not rated yet
English House Sparrows are not native, but were introduced by the English. They are quite abundant in most of the USA. In fact, where I grew up in New ...

what type of bird?  Not rated yet
is this an indigo bunting? a western blue bird or what?

photo taken thru window, (sorry) bird at bird feeder in central wisconsin. may 23rd 2011 also ...

Peter  Not rated yet
I had a mourning dove nested just outside my kitchen window, ( which is, by the way, my office ), though there is no electronic noise , ie, printers etc....

Unusual baby bird Dallas TX area  Not rated yet
It's a small, young, brown with some lighter area on it's head baby bird. I have not seen the underside. It has a hooked small beak and a wing span way ...

Virginia S.  Not rated yet
I am absolutely heartbroken that a beautiful, healthy, bird flew into my patio door on Saturday, and died a few minutes later. It is a sight and sound ...

A beautiful Cooper Hawk swoops after our finches!  Not rated yet
We have a hawk that dashes through our yard about every day. I think he has friends. Should we be worried about him catching our finches?


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What Bird is This?  Not rated yet
It hit the front window here in Blaine, MN and we just have no idea what type of bird it is can you help me out!?

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Ahhh, little darling. He ...

What Is This Bird?  Not rated yet
He/she is smaller than a robin but bigger than the finches, he has a bright yellow body and head but his wings are a glossy black as is his tail, there ...

Pine warbler?  Not rated yet
I ran across this bird on May 11, perching on some vegetation in a cut-over power line.

The only thing I can find that might be comparable is a pine ...

please help  Not rated yet
i live in north east kansas and have found a grey bird it has a darker grey stripe pattern in its feathers butis hard to notice unless up close. its beak ...

Help Identifying Birds in Maryland  Not rated yet
A friend at work is a birder. She had her Sibley's book out trying to figure out what kind of bird this is, but can't find anything similar. At first, she ...

Squeaky Bird  Not rated yet
Haven't been able to see the bird because it stops the high pitch squeaking when I open the front door. Inside the house I hear a very high pitch squeaky ...

Do Birds Watch Us?  Not rated yet
Hi Susan,
It seems to me that my birds watch me from the trees above? They are not seen by me but they seem to know when I restock the feeders. I mean ...

Unknown bird has eggs nested into my driveway gravel  Not rated yet
This bird and her eggs appeared in my driveway this weekend. Mom and dad are hovering to protect the eggs. Father was siting on them this weekend. And ...

steele, al april 24th ,2011  Not rated yet
What kind of bird is this. I have never seen one like this in my area. Can someone identify him/ her?

Glad I'm not the only one  Not rated yet
Sorry, I loaded the same pic twice. Here's another.

Glad I'm not the only one  Not rated yet
Sorry, I loaded the same pic twice. Here's another.

Glad I'm not the only one  Not rated yet
I had to go to Saginaw today and while traveling on I-75 I saw what looked to be a snow white heron fly over the express way. I made a mental note of ...

Bird I have never seen before  Not rated yet
We have a bird in our yard for the past two weeks.....we have never seen anything like it before....It is small like a sparrow....White with black striped ...

Please help.Does anyone know?  Not rated yet
I live in the country in Aiken SC. I never see but always hear a bird that sounds like it is saying "pretty bird pretty bird" (of course not literally)...

unknown bird  Not rated yet
eastern virginia, back yard feeder, april

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I believe it is a Chipping Sparrow.
Susan

Northern Michigan  Not rated yet
I just saw a bird with a black ring around it's neck, and its stomach was tanish colored and had spots on it. Any idea what kind of bird this could be?...

Blackbirds  Not rated yet
A small flock of "black" birds visited my feeder today (25 birds eating seed on the ground beneath the feeder). The were slightly smaller than European ...

Raw eggs  Not rated yet
Are raw eggs safe for wild birds? I put one raw egg in my cornmeal mush thing for the birds. I only put out a little and saved to rest for later. I would ...

How To Keep The Birds Away from My Raspberries and Blueberries?  Not rated yet
Hello Susan,
We recently moved to a 5 acre parcel in LaPorte Indiana. This spring I am planting 30 blueberries and 25 raspberry plants with 2 year old ...

what kind of bird did I see  Not rated yet
It was brown and had a long pointy tail. It looks like the cartoon road runner but brown and it's the size of a turkey

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Where do you live?...

Backyard Visitors  Not rated yet
Tall duck like bird with tan/buff colored body; brown/bronze feathers in middle of back; tall, strong deep pink or orange legs, web feet. Male has bronze ...

Makyavelli  Not rated yet
Loud and nocturnal, constant caw caw all night and half of the day
I never see it because it's in the woods by the canal near my home in South Florida
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Wild Birds instill Courage  Not rated yet
I have always looked to nature and the birds for encouragement. If you watch these amazing creatures you soon learn that they are extremely tough little ...

Bird House  Not rated yet
Ok, does anyone know how to make birds notice a bird house? I think birds are going to nest soon/Go nesting spot hunting, because it is March now, and ...

what is it?  Not rated yet
Same bird as earlier sent in from the Dominican Republic but a better picture. The woodpecker I think is a Red-Bellied, but the blurry picture of the parrot ...

Not a birder, so what is this?  Not rated yet
Arrived in a downpour on Friday Feb 25 in eastern Pennsylvania. Unlike the normal hawks I have seen. Could this be a Kestrel? The bird is probably 12"...

Bird House  Not rated yet
I got this cool bird house that sticks to your window, so that you can see the birds nest. I really, really, want some birds to nest in it, but I don't ...

RAINBOW BREAD EATERS  Not rated yet
BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW LORIKEET.SMALLISH PARROT WITH THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW. EAT GRAINS,NUTS AND LOVE BREAD. MY BACK YARD IS VISITED BY MANY BREEDS. THIS ...

Starling?  Not rated yet
Saw a couple of these birds for the first time today. Recently moved to the country from the "city". So all these birds that are coming around are new ...

Bluebird Nest and Squirrels  Not rated yet
I have a bluebird house in my back yard for a while and they have been attacked by squirrels, eating the wood. We had the houses first on trees and then ...

Mallard Male Duck  Not rated yet
Just want to share a great shot I
captured of a beautiful Mallard
beautiful colors.

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Lovely!
Susan

Canada Geese  Not rated yet
Well of course I'm in Canada so we have many Canada Geese.
There is a favorite trail along the water that I frequently
like to walk with my camera, there ...

Great Cormorant  Not rated yet
Here is one more of many birds we saw last ,
when we go boating on one of our favorite lakes.
The Great Cormorant; he is a big bird.

We have only ...

Turkey Trouble  Not rated yet
I have begun to get a few wild turkey visitors in my yard. So far they hang around under the feeders for the other birds but I am sure they must not be ...

Is this a Red Tail Hawk?  Not rated yet
Saw this hawk feeding on a squirrel on my flat roof in Rutherford, NJ. The picture of the hawk sitting on the fence was taken 2 years or so ago. May be ...

What Kind of Wood Do I Use?  Not rated yet
I have chickadees, wrens, & finches . I wanted to build a couple of birdhouse but wasn't sure of what kind of wood to use.

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Use at least ...

Bird keeps trying to nest in attic  Not rated yet
Within the last five years this/these birds were nesting in my attic after tearing off the outside vent covers. I had the flimsy metal screen covers replaced ...

saw a bird swimming  Not rated yet
I was surfing at smith point beach and saw a black hooded bird with white under the neck. It was swimming and diving under water. It swam with just his ...

N.E. Wyoming 2 sets of gray doves in corral  Not rated yet
Doves showed up 2 days ago. I have chickens so they are eating chicken scratch. I would like to encourage them to stay or atleast to return yearly. What ...

What is This Bird?  Not rated yet
Seen in my backyard near Columbus Ohio December 2, among a flock of robins. What is this white bird? Sorry the picture quality isn't better. The only ...

what is this bird  Not rated yet
about the size of a song thrush. Beak is very straight, about 4" long. Beak seems very long for size of bird. Seen in garden in UK searching for food by ...

Two hawks seen in the bronx botanical garden  Not rated yet
Noticed these two hawks perched in some trees lining the children's area and the parking lot respectively. Seen in late November. I know red-tails have ...

Central Indiana hawk  Not rated yet
It has a brown neck, yellow legs; it walks not hops; its tail is short, a little stubby with a white border at the end when he spreads it. His underside ...

TN Cumberland Plateau dweller  Not rated yet
At 3 AM I heard a melodious bird call. It starts with two notes and then ascending notes. I went out on my back porch, but of course could not see anything....

How To Protect Birds From Cats?  Not rated yet
We have been watching birds in our yard for about 6 years now & keep adding newcomers all the time. We have always been worried about feeding the birds,...

Help identify baby bird  Not rated yet
This little Guy was injured in the back yard and I've been nursing him back to health. I'm just not sure what he is. A couple of people say Wren but others ...

Bird I can't find in any birdbooks  Not rated yet
Wish I had a picture, but bird visits only occasionally and I'm never prepared to take a picture. I have searched every birdbook
I can find at the book ...

My fundraising  Not rated yet
I'm trying to fundraise by watching a wild bird grow up but it's a little harder than I thought.

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I'm not surprised you're finding it hard....

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....

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,...

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 ...

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 ...

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;...

confused birder  Not rated yet
Hi

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

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 ...