Bird Type: Wild Bird

group of sandhill cranes in flight in a cloudy sky

2025’s Remarkable Bird Migration

This year’s bird migration has brought an extraordinary number of birds back to their summer habitats, offering a spectacular seasonal display shaped by favorable weather and growing public interest.

a crow standing on rocky ground with beak open

Crows Hold Long-Term Grudges

Discover how crows hold lasting grudges, recognize faces, and teach their flock to remember those who “wronged them” — even years later.

Barn Swallow

A new nest was built by barn swallows & eggs were laid. However it appears that only the female is sitting on them. It’s been over 3 weeks and no hatching. Should I leave them alone?

Why my bird died?

Good night, about a week ago, we found a baby kiskadee. It could not fly, and its nest was inaccessible to us. So, we had taken the bird with us, and that night it had accepted food. In the morning, we returned to see if we could find the parents, and they came and fed […]

In Sync: Starlings’ Murmurations Bedazzle

Witness the breathtaking beauty of starling murmurations, where thousands of birds move in perfect sync, creating stunning sky art and showcasing nature’s survival brilliance.

Helping a grackle

A grackle got hurt in my yard and I got it in a cage now. I read they need a high protein diet. I have high protein chicken feed… If I wet this into a mash, will this be good enough for the grackle? What else should I feed it? What about any special treats?

HELP!

I saved a small sparrow from being eaten by some dogs, and when I picked it up, I saw that it had a wound on its side. How and how much do I administer amoxicillin to this tiny bird?

My bulbul died

I found it while it was nestling and took care of it with whatever knowledge I had it started to grow feathers and was very happy for 2 weeks and today’s suddenly she didn’t eat anything from the morning and couldn’t excrete and died in the evening.

Sudden death of my bulbul

I found a new born bulbul in a park and took it with me. I took care of it for about 3 weeks. It was all healthy and fine but one day I bathed it with water only and it suddenly became so sick and died within few hours. Was bathing the cause of its […]

Dove

I picked up a dove this morning that couldn’t fly . I think it may have been struck by a car . It looks like some tail feathers are missing but has no other injuries we can see . We put it in a box with bird food and water . Any suggestions?

Can birds die from fright?

I found a very exhausted bird in the scorching hot sun in the middle of the street, I picked it up with bare hands and put it in the shade but it was too hot still so I went on my way to a cooler place until it died in my hands. It looked pretty […]

About house finches (bird)

There is an open nest above my side door, the bird had four babies, yesterday I found one of the babies on the ground, it’s eyes where open but it wasn’t moving, I checked to see if he/she was stiff or cold an it wasn’t, I read to put the baby back in the nest […]

Baby house finch

All the babies died after a couple of days should i remove so the mom dont see babies dead and cause her additional sadness. Im not sure if she will come looking for them and panic or she knows they are dead? She made a nest in my balcony plant buy they didnt servive im […]

My pet crow doesnt eat meat

My crow is 3 years old and she doesnt eat meat. I did as much research as i could about her natural diet before and after bringing her home, but she doesnt want to follow it. She eats fruit (bananas, strawberries, often apples), vegetables (potatoes, squash, cucumbers), dairy (cheese, yogurts) and grits, but she refuses […]

HOW DID MY SPARROW DIE FOR 1 DAY

hi I’m Mahia so basically I was walking with my friend and I saw a hurt sparrow and think it was hurt so basically we were trying to catch it and when I caught it we took it home and fed it apple slices which they are small and after that we left it alone […]

swift bird

when the primaries and tail feathers of swift bird molt and renew?

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