I thought i heard a red shouldered hawk earlier. i’m not great at identifying (color blind) but it didn’t look like one to me. it was from today 10/24 in southeast pennsylvania

Taken today by me

Barred Owl shimmy
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Nikon Z8
400mm f/2.8 @ 560mm

I've always wondered whether birds in parks and neighborhoods start recognizing people who walk past them every day.

Some birds seem completely comfortable around people, while others fly away the moment anyone gets close. I'm curious whether that's just their natural behavior or if they gradually learn who's familiar and harmless.

Has anyone noticed a particular bird becoming more comfortable around them over time?

Recorded on my phone

Hes too cute!

Snagged shots of this Red-headed woodpecker showing me his secret stash, thanks dude!

Never heard a call like this before

It was acting normally but it can’t see very well because of the growth on its face.

Took this on 10/24 in Jacksonville. Just missed him scarfing down an Anole lizard. I also spotted a juvenile Egret a few hundred yards south.

Gęsi gęgawe i kazarki egipskie

This clip was filmed by me in early spring at Indreland Audubon Wetland Preserve, making this original content.

I watched as a pied-billed grebe parent attempted to feed one of its young. As the youngster struggled, its sibling swooped in to steal the minnow (and quickly gobbled it up).

Siblings really know how to push your buttons, no matter the species. Thankfully, the parents were bringing in lots of snacks for their clutch and the original little one got a macroinvertebrate (maybe a dragonfly nymph?) shortly thereafter.

Sometime between 7 and 10 AM yesterday, something really bizarre happened on our property.

When I went outside, I discovered what I can only assume was the aftermath of a large group of birds pooping an INSANE amount in one very specific area of our property. (See a bird’s-eye-view 🤭 diagram to get an idea of the poop zone) There was bird poop EVERYWHERE. It was on my car, the walkway, the roof, my shed, and my trash can. The pictures don’t even do it justice. The weirdest part is that it’s all concentrated in this one area. There’s no poop anywhere else on our property or on any of the surrounding properties. I never actually saw or heard the birds responsible, so I have no idea what happened. We’re trying to figure out what could have caused this, and as we’re racking our brains, we started to worry about bird flu. So now we’re not only confused but also a little concerned.

I figured the bird experts here would be a good place to start. Does anyone have any idea what the heck happened? Why would so many birds congregate to poop in this one specific spot? It doesn’t seem like just a casual, fly-by pooping. And why is there SO MUCH poop? And should we be concerned?

Few pics I took from the field.

(My original photo)

Here's a Northern flicker, the most eccentrically colorful woodpecker in the US. In a family of birds that is mostly black and white with maybe a splash of red, the flicker has a pink, gray, and red head, black throat, black-spotted white breast, and yellow undertail (and there's a whole bunch of different colors on its back that you can't even see in this photo). Also, it doesn't peck wood, preferring to peck the ground instead. Seen at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, NY, USA.

Pretty amazing to see

Photo was taken last winter, a minute or two after I refilled the sunflower seeds (they have longer-lasting foods below). As soon as you turn around the first ones come flying in.

Started feeding two days ago, not a single birb in sight(yet). How does it work, one bird discoveres this food source and "tells" the rest where to find it? And there are different species coming to this spot, do they all follow each other and hope to find food?

Edit: birdie ended up feeling better and flying off just fine. I think he may have just ran into the door and spooked himself.

I came into work this morning to find a bird sitting in front of the front door. For context, I work retail and we sell hay, so birds often hang out outside the building. I set him up with some water, but until I can get him to a wildlife rehab, what do I do to keep him feeling better? This is pretty time sensitive so if you have any advice I’d be so grateful. Also, if you know of a reputable wildlife rehab in NE Ohio, that would be great.

Silly