r/Ornithology is a subreddit with 412k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses bird, birds, nest, baby, and help.
Welcome to Ornithology, a subreddit dedicated to the scientific study of wild birds.
This is a place to discuss wild birds in a scientific context — their biology, ecology, evolution, behavior, and more.
Popular Themes in r/Ornithology
#1
Advice Requests
: "What is this behavior?"
20 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help with relocating nests?"
1 post
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Worried about these birds"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Ornithology
#1
Bird
: "Filmed a hummingBird feeding its babies tonight in Austin."
213 posts
#2
Birds
: "People Win. Serbia Wins. The Dictator Loses. Birds Will Live."
93 posts
#3
Nest
: "Can I move an active Nest to a safer location?"
60 posts
#4
Baby
: "Baby birds (quail?) fell into window well"
41 posts
#5
Help
: "Why isn’t this bird flying away? Should I Help it?"
31 posts
#6
Fledgling
: "Need help with this Fledgling"
28 posts
#7
Eggs
: "My dad is stupid and brought a bird nest with Eggs home"
15 posts
#8
Sparrow
: "Caught a Sparrow taking my Window mesh."
15 posts
#9
Behavior
: "What is this Behavior?"
14 posts
#10
Bluebird
: "Update: Bluebird nest with a cowbird (OC)"
12 posts
Flair Used in r/Ornithology
#1
Question
: "Can someone explain what is going on here?"
67 posts
#2
Discussion
: "This turkey hen has been living at my porch for years. I've watched her babies grow into full adults and she keeps coming back. She's solo alot of the time and I also think it's my mom reincarnated 🤣"
8 posts
#3
Fun Fact
: "Bird nest mostly made from leftover drone fiber-optic cable in Ukraine, present day present time"
8 posts
#4
Article
: "A potentially new taxon/species of "island thrush" found on Buru Island, Indonesia (May 2026), looks remarkably similar to the Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)."
7 posts
#5
Study
: "Green Broadbill (Calyptomena viridis) enjoying a bath on a hot, humid day"
2 posts
#6
Resource
: "Introducing Birds From Around the World | Since everybody’s going to Japan this year, let's get to know some birds you’ll probably encounter over there!"
1 post
#7
Event
: "American robin singing after treefall"
1 post
#8
Sleeping Wren
: "whats wrong with this bird?"
1 post
#9
r/birding (not this sub!)
: "Another beauty (own content)"
1 post
#10
Try r/whatsthisbird
: "Arizona, East Valley"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Ornithology
Yearly
+45k members(12.3%)
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Last updated: June 23, 2026