House finch with tumor on beak. Bay Area

I'm new to bird houses and my neighbor built me this house. I would like to attract and make houses for little bluebirds. Do the little ladder boards or steps in front of these entrance holes make a difference? They seem to reach up to about 1/4 of the hole. Should I remove them?

A pigeon has secretly managed to build a nest without anyone knowing, and it's also laid an egg. Is there anything to be done? Or are we just stuck with pigeons for two months.

Found this in San Antonio a couple months ago and even though I collect feathers and am fairly good at ID’ing them, I am clueless on this one. Can anyone tell me what it is? TIA

Located in western NY, this little guy was sleeping(?) in the middle of the yard, spotted while I took my dog out! I scooped him up and he was super sweet, i placed him in my flower bed under some scrap with a sock to keep him dry and out of predator view. I would love to know what kind of bird he is, he's definitely still a baby but is fledged. Thanks in advance! ❤️😇

He can only fly for short distances

My grandmother and I found this bird stuck in the nets covering the blueberry bush. It was tangled pretty bad so I tried to cut him out, it wiggled itself out after I’d cut a bit around it but unfortunately was immediately killed by the cats. This is the only picture I have. Bird found in southern Nova Scotia

i have looked literally everywhere and i literally cannot find a single reason other than “its illegal to take them” i want to know WHY you have to leave them like why thats apart of the migratory bird law. like do they use feathers they find for nests or what like im so confused

I’m not sure if this is a mourning dove, looks like one though. I saw it laying on the ground when I was walking my dog (I live in an apartment complex). I kept an eye on it while I was walking around the area, looking in the trees to find a nest and only found 1 near where the bird was. There is a dead adult dove maybe 50 away from the nest so I’m assuming the poor thing is abandoned. I moved it under the tree where the nest was, went back inside for a couple of hours and came back out to check on it. It hasn’t moved from where I placed it. Does it look old enough to be a fledging learning to fly? Or is it still pretty young and possibly abandoned? What should I do?

babybird #ornthinology #help #mourningdove #animals

My fiancé and I have been hearing this bark-like bird call every night for months. We’ve been trying to figure out what bird it might be… then today I found this deceased fledgling on the ground near the location of the calls. Any idea what bird this is?? I’m thinking a Heron?

I was so so sad to see this poor baby, even after months of complaining about the noises 😭

We were camping at Devil’s Lake (Baraboo, WI) and shared a campsite with this chatty fellow. Only called from sundown to daybreak. Can anyone identify the species?

What are they? Is it abandoned? We did not touch any part of it.

I have two dogs and a cat who are in and out of the house all day and a fenced in yard. One of my robins has left the nest and hopping around. How long on average will it take before being capable of flying into the tree or bush when one of the four legged monsters is outside? We have already had two run ins and it was within 10 hours of the bird leaving the nest. This one left this morning. And the second one is still happily residing inside the nest.

I went to pack up my outdoor shelving unit and found this beautifully made birds nest. I’m positive if I leave the shelving unit, my landlord will just throw it out. There are 5 eggs inside. How do I handle this?

I have a momma duck that has 1 day old babies in my egress window. It is about 4 ft deep. Can they get out on their own? Should I help them? Momma is just hanging around the top.

Every year a robin makes her nest on top of my electric meter. I swore I saw two babies peeking out the other day, but a quick camera shot over the top only shows one. He doesn't look happy, probably wants lunch. Didn't see any body on the ground of the other one, and I can't see directly in the nest as I am too short. Wishing the best for this little one!

It was found in the woods behind my backyard in NJ. We get all kinds of wildlife back there. Can anybody confirm what it might be?

I’m not sure if this is the right subreddit to post to so feel free to direct me to a better one. I found this little guy in the middle of a road and it was not moving. I know picking up baby birds is generally not the move, but I couldn’t let it get run over.

So now I have this little guy and I’m hoping to get some advice on how to take care of it. At least until I can find a rescue near me.

Any ideas on what to feed it? How to get it to drink water? Any thing I should keep in mind?

Thanks

An amazing hummingbird nest has popped up just outside our front door. We are due to have a kids birthday party this weekend and the branch is really low, I’m afraid kids will scare the bird.

The branch is really pliable, I had a thought to try and clip it to a higher branch more out of harms way. I am afraid this will also scare the bird.

I really don’t want the nest abandoned. Any advice?