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This morning a lot of bluejays were together in one tree and they were squawking so loudly that I think they could have drowned out a car alarm. It was like all of them lost their minds at the same time.... after about 5 minutes of constant noise, they just stopped. It's quiet now. Does anyone know what may have caused this odd behavior???🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ I'm guessing some kind of predator but IDK...

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Hi everyone. I'm a huge animal lover/nature person that has recently moved to a very rural area. I have a few feeders out and really enjoy watching the variety of birds that visit daily. I'm surprised at how quickly many seem comfortable around me!

Over a week ago, my dog was whining and sniffing my flower garden. I noticed a juvenile mourning dove, sitting in the flowers under a feeder. I kept an eye on it, it starting eating the seed on the ground, eventually flying away at sundown.

Every single morning for over a week, this cute little bird would be in the same general area when I'd go outside to fill the feeders, and hung around the entire day, everyday without fail. I would excitedly say "good morning", and it'd perk up and start following me around, eating seed I scattered. Occasionally, I'd see the parents checking up on it during the afternoon, and it would leave with them before sundown. It's almost like they were using me as a babysitter for their youngster! Even though my dog watched over the bird and scares away predators, I worried a hawk, owl, or a stray barn cat frequently seen might have an easy meal if we weren't present.

Wednesday morning after putting out some seed, the juvinile appeared and napped in the driveway. We were making a racket building a shed outside, so the bird briefly sat on a fence post near the dog and I, before flying away. That was the last time I saw it. Thursday I put seed out in case it returned, then saw the stray cat lurking down the street as I pulled out. I told my fiance, "I really hope that cat doesn't go after the bird while we're gone". Friday I was hoping to see my daily visitor, but never once saw it. I saw an adult dove sitting on my car this morning, but no juvinile. It's been MIA since Wednesday afternoon.

Now I'm wondering what happened to this bird. As the days pass with no sighting, I have a sinking feeling it was an easy meal. I haven't seen a pile of feathers yet, so I'm still hoping it's moved on to forage on it's own, or just found tastier seed on greener pastures.

Is this common juvenile mourning dove behavior to be so friendly around people and pets? Once they can fly, do the parents still help feed them? Do they return to their parent's nest at night, or roost alone? I've read a lot about them being poor nest builders, having multiple broods per year, their diet, and how they fly as soon as they leave the nest. I really can't find much other info about juviniles. I hope I haven't contributed to it's disappearance by making sure it had ground seed. Thanks for any insight!

I won’t be cutting down to where the actual nest is but I need to trim the shrub quite a bit. It’s growing into my house.

Just need to be on a lookout when fledglings are around so I will limit my backyard activities as there are quite a few Cardinals, American Robins, Bluejays, Downy Woodpeckers, Red-Bellied woodpeckers, Chicadees, Nuthatches, Finches and other birds nesting in my area. My backyard has tons of large trees and tons of grass that I keep unmowed. I noticed a lot of Robin fledglings in the past few years I owned this place and just need a set date ranges to be on a lookout.

Thank you!

As the title says, found this nest in my dryer vent. Little guys are still kickin. I was thinking of putting them on a tree or something off the ground

I have been working on some flash cards to study bird IDs starting with Anatidae and I've noticed that male breeding vs nonbreeding plumage is always provided, but female plumage is usually only given as breeding. Is there a reason for this?

For example, this is the page on the Sibley's app for Canvasbacks. Male breeding and nonbreeding are given, as well as female breeding, but there is no female nonbreeding. Are nonbreeding females virtually the same as juveniles?

Hi, this nest has been on this speaker since we bought the house 3 years ago. The mama robin comes back every year so we just leave it alone as she’s not hurting anything and honestly we’ve grown a bit attached. But how did she get it to stay there? We get strong wind sometimes, especially in the winter. Did she glue it down with saliva or something?

I have no idea what to do... Should I leave him be? Move him up and hope his mom finds him? My local vet does not take wild birds and there is nowhere I can take him to. Sorry if this is not the place to ask, I'll erase the post. + I am at work, and I am not coming home before 10 pm.

I was reading an article on a bird blog and was surprised to learn it was written by an actual ornithologist. The About Page says the author's name is Dr. Featherstone. Is this for real?

Source: https://www.birdsadvice.com/about-us/

Hi there! Super new to the bird world so bear with me as I know next to nothing!

We have some house finches in our yard for the first time and I noticed 3 of them are working on the same nest! The next is right by our living room window so I can see them clearly. It’s 1 male and 2 females. When googling I read that they are single mate birds but it was most definitely 2 females working on the nest together and one male observing. All three have been coming by multiple times a day for the last few days to work on it.

So I’m just wondering, if what I read was correct, why there are 3 and not 2?

Mourning doves keep coming back to the same nest in my yard but rats keep getting the baby birds out of it :( This has happened on 3 separate occasions. Is there anything I can do to keep the rats out? I’m not sure how to deter the rats while also having a wildlife friendly yard… I definitely don’t want to poison anybody. Any tips?

My mourning doves have finished using their nest for their most recent brood. They used to use a planter of mine until it broke, so I bought them a nesting box, and they just started using it this past brood. Now that they are done, is it recommended to clean the nest from the box or leave it for them? I've read mixed things online, so I'm confused about how to make it easiest for them. Thanks for any help

Title says it all pretty much. A lovely robin has built a nest on top of our porch light. My husband and I can’t agree if it’s better to leave the light on or off. Do they prefer it on for warmth? Or is it too warm? Off for protection to be less visible?

fledging is on the ground while dad watches. house sparrows.

the backyard is a 10x10 foot space (town home)

i didn’t even realize the fledging had exited the nest.

obviously i’m going to leave it alone.

but should i avoid my backyard for a few days? i would imagine the adult male is maybe defensive or scared or our presence? just trying to think about the right move and how to think about it.

Sorry for the terrible photo! Does this look to be part of a hummingbirds’ nest?

About 6 hours ago. The robin layed it right in the grass. (Single egg) So it didn't fall out of a nest, I want to save it. What can I do? Thank you.