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  1. O

    Songbird Call - Tampa, FL, USA

    Hello! I have attached two recordings of a bird call I heard the other day in Tampa, Florida. It is not a call I've heard before and both Merlin and BirdNET cannot appear to ID it. I have attached the original recording as well as an edited "Boosted" version. I did not get a visual on the...
  2. ShlundoKyogre

    Hairy or Downy Woodpecker in New Jersey, USA - 2/10/2024

    I was out birding at nearby Minebrook Park. I looked up and saw this amazing woodpecker in a tree above me. Would this be a Downy or Hairy Woodpecker? I know I have recently made a thread like this, but this is a completely different bird at a different location, and I think it may be a...
  3. ShlundoKyogre

    Woodpecker ID - In New Jersey, USA

    I was out birding when I saw a woodpecker that was either a Downy or Hairy. It seemed larger than the usual downy woodpeckers I get at by bird feeder and I believe it may be a hairy woodpecker. If so can someone please confirm the identification of this bird and tell me why it is a hairy...
  4. D

    South Carolina bird ID?

    Hello all, I just drove past this bird on my golf cart this morning and it doesn't look like a species that frequents the property. The bird was doing a bobbing behavior that I would associate with some shore birds. The photo was taken in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in a fairly wooded area...
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    Unsure.JPG

    Looking for an ID on this, ambling through a nature reserve walk near Wolverhampton and I never actually saw this bird initially as I was snapping something behind it. I know my birds pretty well but I've really no clue what this is. I've ruled out juveniles for the obvious blackbird and...
    • AliWiseman
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  6. J

    Help Identify this baby bird in India

    Any idea what bird this could be? I’m too curious.
  7. SandhillCrane02

    Ringless Honey Mushrooms?

    Saw these in Central FL days after rain, there were so many of these massive clusters. I'm not very experienced with fungi identification at all but I'm fairly certain these are Ringless Honey Mushrooms. Not planning to harvest them or anything (don't think my brain would trust even the most...
  8. B

    Maria Island, Tasmania - bird song ID

    Heard primarily in the AM in a wooded semi-marshy area in October. Three clear whistled notes in a repeating pattern. Sounds strikingly like the first three notes of the Jurassic Park theme song (B flat, A, B flat). Never saw the bird making the vocalization. Any help would be appreciated!
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    20221021_153912 (3).jpg

    Possible little stints in flock of dunlin in French Pyrenees. ID Help would be appreciated if poss (photos from very far away but you can see the difference in size with the dunlin).
    • Jmead
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  10. M

    Is this a sparrow?

    I was in a truck so I couldn’t get a good picture without spooking them. They have the typical sparrow coloration, but they looked bigger. They were between a robin and a song sparrow in size. The male (top) seemed to be feeding the female (bottom) as she rested on the ground.
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    I found this bird in Progreso, Yucatán, México, does anyone know the species’ name?

    I found this bird in a mangrove located in Progreso, Yucatán, México. It was about 10cm long (4 in). I’ve posted it on iNaturalist and tried using the Merlin app but I still can’t find its name, so I was looking for help here. I also tried looking up its description on Google but I still didn’t...
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    Feather Identification Help

  13. Azan Khan

    Leaf Warbler ID Pakistan

    Hi everyone, can you please help me ID these Leaf Warblers (Phylloscopus sp)? I'd appreciate if you could provide keys too. Thanks! Image 1: Shogran, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | elevation 9,500+ feet. Image 2: Thandiani Top, Abbotabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | elevation below...
    • Azan Khan
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    • bird of pakistan birds identification help identification please. identification request leaf warbler leaf warbler pakistan pakistan phylloscopus phylloscopuspakistan popular
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
  14. C

    How to differentiate different male cardinals in backyard

    Total noob question here. We have several bright red male cardinals in our back yard (Pennsylvania, U.S), and I’m wondering if there is are specific things to look for in order to keep track of “who’s who”? Googling this question was impossible because it kept trying to link me to articles...
  15. Azan Khan

    Buzzard ID request

    Hi everyone. Is this a dark-morphed Common/Steppe Buzzard ? Can you please share main pointers for telling apart dark-morphed Common Buzzard from dark-morphed Long-legged Buzzard, Himalayan Buzzard and Upland Buzzard? Would really appreciate that. Thanks in advance :) Location: Islamabad...
    • Azan Khan
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    • bird of pakistan buzzard pakistan buzzardsofpakistan common buzzard dark morph id bird identification identification help identification request pakistan pointers tips
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    • Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
  16. Azan Khan

    Flycatcher from Pakistan

    Hi. Can you please confirm if it is really Brown-breasted Flycatcher? Its lower mandible isn't pale enough though. Your valuable feedback is required. Thanks :) Photos by Waja Sadiq Baloch November 2021 Karachi, Pakistan
    • Azan Khan
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    • #flycatchersofpakistan bird of pakistan brown breasted flycatcher identification help identification request karachi pakistan sindh
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
  17. Azan Khan

    Swift ID request from Pakistan

    Is it Pallid Swift? Location: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Date: Oct 2021 (Posting it on behalf of Sadiq Baloch)
    • Azan Khan
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    • #swiftsofpakistan bird of pakistan birdsofpakistan identification help identification request pakistan pallid swift pallid swift apus pallidus swift
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
  18. Azan Khan

    Pipit ID from Pakistan

    Can you please help me ID this pipit? First impression is Red-throated Pipit. Location: Pasni, Baluchistan, Pakistan. October 2021
    • Azan Khan
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    • #pipitsofpakistan bird birds of pakistan identification help pakistan pipit pipit id red-throated pipit
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    • Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
  19. Azan Khan

    Larks ID from Pakistan

    Identification requested for these larks species from Lahore, Pakistan. Would love to know their diagnostic ID pointers. Thanks :)
    • Azan Khan
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    • birds of pakistan expert identification help identification request lark identification pakistan pakistan.natire pointers
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
  20. Azan Khan

    Martin ID from Pakistan

    Hi. I just wanted to confirm if this is a Dusky Crag Martin. This species is range restricted to extreme SE Pakistan (Runn Of Kutch, Sindh). The following bird was recorded at Lahore (Punjab) in June 2021, over a thousand kilometres northwards from its known range in Pakistan. No other martin...
    • Azan Khan
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    • #martin id pakistan bird of pakistan birdsofpakistan dusky crag martin id bird identification help identification request martin pakistan.natire
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
  21. N

    Butterfly Identification

    Hi, I am conducting a lab report on colour preference in butterflies and am looking to identify some of the species that were most frequently seen. Unfortunately, I cannot say where the butterflies are from because at the location where the experiment was conducted there were species from all...
  22. F

    ID for Northern Chile

    I'm having trouble identifying a certain bird. The picture doesn't have amazing quality but I believe it is enough for an ID. After examination and help from other photographers, we reduced the options to either a Spectacled Tyrant or a Wren-like Rushbird. The picture was taken on March 16th...
  23. A

    Bird identification assistance requested

    Hello, I live in Ventura County in Southern California, USA. Recently, these birds started building nests under the roof awnings in my neighborhood. They swarm and chase each other in the morning and and evening and land on the walls under the awning and sometimes start nests. Can anyone help...
  24. E

    Please can someone help identifying this bird sound?

    I've had this bird call or song happening outside my window in the bushes somewhere never heard it until today? Just wondering if anyone is please able to help identifying it I haven't seen it I've tried and failed as too many bushes and trees in the way! But managed to get couple of recordings...
  25. Eddie_the_Eagle

    ID help please

    Found this early this morning. Colouring was a sort of rich dark brown (hard to judge in the photo due to the glass I trapped it under) and it ran very quickly. It might be something really obvious but it's not in any of my field guides. I put it outside on the assumption that the garden is...
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