It’s 40 degrees outside. A little bird, maybe a wren, keeps climbing into the recessed lights in our eaves. I’m all for it staying warm. But what could be the downside? From what I’ve seen it only stays in one for a few minutes then flits off to another one. Putting screens over them seems like a jerk move.

Thanks for your time.

Question please for whoever might know something about this. I have lived in an apartment community the past 7 years and during that time have always fed the birds. I love them. The chickadees have always captured my heart because they are so personable - they have recognized me and would talk and fly down to the feeder when they saw me on the deck. They were so special to me. And there were always house finches at the feeder.

The time has come to go and its really tearing me up because I will miss their cheerful ways. I will live close enough that I can leave a feeder out near the strip of woods in back of the apartment and come fill it. Theres a young one that was born this year. Any way, I am worried about them doing o.k. without me being there to constantly put food out. They weren’t “pets” but it feels that way!

She (?) is clinging to the screen and totally u responsive. First time I’ve see this myself! Just thought it was cool.

We (suspect) we have a common poorwill that has made our manufacturing warehouse it's over-winter roosting grounds. It's been spotted a few times and largely left alone. Tho this morning our supervisor found it and simply picked it up and placed it gently in a box.

He talked to someone on what to do and since it seemed to be in good health was told just let it go. So we no longer have it caught.

So my questions are what's the likelihood that this is the same nightjar that's been spotted since late summer. Would relocation be okay or would it be hazardous with it being so late in the migration season?, or will it just return like a pigeon? Is it common for them to be lethargic enough to handle when they roost? I know they kinda blob on the ground and rely on their camouflage. I just don't want the lil fella to set up in a place it'll get crushed.

Any other advice for dealing withb it is welcome.

Hey yall! Hoping some more experienced scientists could help me out a little here. I want to do my senior thesis project on wood ducks, and have built 5 nesting boxes for them. My initial idea was to compare the success of nesting boxes and natural cavities, and I'd still love to do that, but it's a gamble seeing as it's not guaranteed a pair will choose to nest in either of the nesting locations I'd need them to. Any ideas for other research questions that still involve wood ducks and their nesting boxes?

Curious what I'm looking at

I feel like I am going crazy, I have searched far and wide. But it feels like everything is just quoting wikipedia. I looked in the "handbook of the birds of the world, Volume 6" (where they are still classed in the Coraciiformes) and a lot of other sited, and official bird counting pdfs.

To quote Wikipedia:
"The hoopoe was classified in the clade Coraciiformes, which also includes kingfishers, bee-eaters, and rollers.^([8]) A close relationship between the hoopoe and the wood hoopoes is also supported by the shared and unique nature of their stapes.^([9]) In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, the hoopoe is separated from the Coraciiformes as a separate order, the Upupiformes. Some authorities place the wood hoopoes in the Upupiformes as well.^([10]) Now the consensus is that both hoopoe and the wood hoopoes belong with the hornbills in the Bucerotiformes.^([11])"

I feel the need to fill that gap of knowledge. Why did that change. Can anybody help me?

Hello! I just had this branch fall in my yard and was wondering if it was possible to identify what kind of bird made its home out in my tree. Located in northwest PA, close to Lake Erie.

Hello everyone! This is a long shot but does anyone have any advice or recommendations for someone who has a degree in Graphic Design/Illustration (also focused on animation) that wants to get into a creative position centered around birds? I know it sounds odd but I would love a position that would allow me to create art around birds and I’ve tried to do research and I’m pretty stumped! I’m also in Ohio so I’ve been looking to see if there are any nonprofits or somewhere that needs a creative director and I’m just not sure there’s anything out there for me. I love birds so much and I love art so I would love a position that combines the two, I would greatly appreciate any advice!

Hello Ornithologists, I have a silly question for you.

Assume there is a male domestic turkey, weighing roughly 20lbs, living his best life and avoiding the American thanksgiving table. I've seen plenty of figures on raptors regarding their oft-impressive carry weight, and I'm curious; how much weight would a turkey be able to carry comfortably, without hampering his movement or anything? I've scoured Google for the answer to this and have come up empty.

Thanks in advance!

Found on Rockaway Beach NY. It was appx. 2 feet long. Thanks in advance for any help! I'm a scientific diver wanting to learn more about the birds around the ocean.

I watched as a cycler went past these geese on the road and none of them had any response to how close the cycler got to them (at first I thought that cycler was gonna hit one of them). Is this ordinairy goose behavior? What's the reason behind the stoicness of these geese? Am I overthinking it all?

It’s the odd one towards the left, mixed in a flock of scoters. This photo was taken last weekend at Race Point Beach in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Is it normal to see it in this setting? If not, what could be the cause?

I have a northern flicker that keeps pecking the side of my house. I have already put up a bunch of deterrents: shiny things, spiky things, a metal face sculpture… but it keeps pecking. It’s not even pecking on wood, it’s pecking on a metal soffit.

1. Why?! It’s metal! There are no bugs to get at!

2. How do I make it stop?

Buddy was very big, but cawed like I assumed crows did