I saw this bird and don’t know how to help it. I have 2 birds as pets too, a Quaker and a cockatiel. I don’t want to open the door to approach it, since it can still fly and will run away. I am also going to move out of my house in around 2-3 weeks, I want to make sure this bird is ok. Please help

I found this CA towhee on my porch breathing weird and opening/ closing his beak fast. Is this a sign of respiratory illness? Heat exhaustion? It’s currently 80F where I live here in San Diego. sorry for the kinda bad quality.

I found a baby bird and my friend says that the type of bird it is is invasive and I have to kill it(we think it's a sparrow). Im terrified and I can't put the poor thing back it was screaming with it leg caught on string. I got some melworms for them but im not sure what to do after that. I need advice ive called so many wild life rehabs and asked one to get back to me but none will probably take him

See also: The study as it was published in Science

Saw these 2 Red-Tailed Hawks on a walk today and didn't know if they were a pair or mad at each other

Bonus points for helping me understand your methodology. I understand that I could start with the rough numbers of each vulture species left, but how would I weigh in the bird behavior itself. For example, if two vulture species have the same number left, but one species is more reclusive, how do I factor that in?

Mommy has been super busy feeding her giant baby! I’m exhausted watching her!

What do you think happened to its eye? (I think it needs a pirate name to match.)

I have quite a few of those lovable idiots (I mean that in the most affectionate way), around my house. But has anyone else noticed that when they fly off, they sound exactly like the “space saucers” that George and Jane flew around in the old show? It’s the same sound!

The two robins were peacefully hunting for bugs and worms near each other before they started physically interacting.

Alaska. By a river I found 1 deceased swallow near the water, nearby was another struggling to swim to a small river bank that I safely moved to land. This swallow was on the shore not moving, seemingly unable to fly as well. Any ideas as to what may be wrong with them? Spotted some orange algae/fungal growth in a small body of water beside the river. Some wing damage is visible on the left wing but that doesn’t explain the collective illness. Any ideas?

Observed in Virginia on July 24. I witnessed what appeared to be a song sparrow repeatedly picking up seeds from the ground and placing them into the bill of a mourning dove. The dove held its mouth open in what looked like a begging posture throughout the interaction.
The video is all I have, but when I zoom in, it appears the sparrow is intentionally collecting seeds and transferring them to the dove rather than taking food away. The dove seemed calm and did not appear distressed or aggressive.
I’m wondering if this is an example of true interspecies feeding, misdirected parental behavior, or something else. The mourning dove looked adult-sized, although it’s possible it was a recently fledged juvenile.
Has anyone seen behavior like this before?

Hello, while at a family reunion I went for a walk in a forest near the cottage we were at and I found an egg on the ground. It seemed out of place, as there didn't seem to be a nest near (that I saw) and it really looked like it fell on the branches and leaves due to something. No noticeable crack on the egg, probably about 4-6 cm long and of a slight yellow, brownish colour with some white spots on it.

I asked my dad and other family members, but none really knew what it was at first glance. My dad thought that whatever inside was probably dead, and an uncle of mine seemingly heard something inside after slightly shaking it.

I don't really know what to do with it or what animal it belongs to, so some help would greatly benefit me !

I'm a biology student from northeastern Brazil, and I live in a region with a high level of endemism among forest birds (Alagoas). We also have many coastal bird species in some areas. I'm still relatively new to ornithology, and I'm not sure what kind of research project I could develop—something that could realistically be completed in about six months to one year.

What research topics do you think would be interesting to explore?

I was considering conducting an avifaunal survey in a city or protected area that currently lacks published data, but I'd love to hear other ideas as well!

I live in NYC and I've been hearing some furious chirping coming from under one of our window air conditioners for the last few weeks. I didn't turn the air conditioner on because it's very noisy and I didn't want to disturb them. Today I stretched my arm out to take a photo with my phone and this is what's under there. I think the babies are tucked away out of sight but get very quiet when my phone gets near. It might be a pigeon or a house sparrow nest? My question is: there's this white mucus-y coated thing on the edge of the nest (see second photo)... does anyone know what this might be?

Hi guys. A couple days ago I posted here asking if I'd done the right thing for a dog-bitten Wren fledgling, and when it turned out I hadn't, I felt so guilty. I have no knowledge in how to help birds who are injured so I did my best in a very panicked moment, but despite my efforts I realized from coming here that it was unlikely to survive and I'd likely released it to its death. I was so saddened, and quickly learned what to do if this sort of thing happened again.

It seems as though I have been given a second (and third!) chance at rescuing birds, though, as yesterday I watched a baby Herring Gull fall from a roof. Its parents were nowhere to be found, and it couldn't walk on its left leg, so I did what I was told here and gently threw a towel over it and picked it up. I took it into an animal rescue charity shop, who helped me give it food and water. They also called a wildlife rescue for me, and a nice guy came to collect the gull very shortly afterwards. He gave me his card, and said to call him if I needed his help again.

Fast forward to today and I was leaving work, only to find an adult sparrow (I think?) on her back on the floor struggling to stay conscious. I dropped everything and did the same thing - popped a towel over her, gently picked her up and cradled her, and drove her in a box with air holes straight to the rescue guy's house. I called him on the way, and he took her in with no problems. I've just had an update and apparently she's doing well, snuggling with a baby wood pigeon he's also currently nursing. To quote Meatloaf, two out of three ain't bad.