r/Ornithology is a subreddit with 426k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses bird, book, struggling, hard time, and struggle.
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
: "Two juvenile cooper hawks in my yard seems to be failing at hunting.... Anything I could do to help them survive?"
4 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Need a bird guide for Sao Paulo :)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Ornithology
#1
Bird
: "Would multiple Birds stay here?"
22 posts
#2
Book
11 posts
#3
Struggling
8 posts
#4
Hard Time
5 posts
#5
Struggle
4 posts
#6
Species
4 posts
#7
Worst
3 posts
#8
Nest
2 posts
#9
Annoyance
2 posts
#10
Duck
: "What is happening when water shed by this flying Duck produces this sequence of ripples?"
2 posts
Flair Used in r/Ornithology
#1
Question
: "Is this normal? (Red Tail hawk)"
33 posts
#2
Discussion
: "I made a game that compare bird sizes"
8 posts
#3
Article
: "Yellow-browed warbler makes only second confirmed appearance in the Lower 48, more than 5,000 miles from its Siberian breeding grounds"
7 posts
#4
Try r/WildlifeRehab
: "Injured seabird in Kittyhawk"
6 posts
#5
Fun Fact
: "Every living black robin descends from a single breeding pair!"
4 posts
#6
Resource
: "Hi, I'm Matt with Missouri River Bird Observatory. Ask me anything about Missouri birds!"
3 posts
#7
r/birding (not this sub!)
: "Back in July, I was graced with the presence of the only native stork species in my own backyard."
2 posts
#8
Study
: "I saw this leucistic (I think) American Robin at my work today"
2 posts
#9
Try r/whatsthisbird
: "Birds that have gone extinct since 1966"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Ornithology
Yearly
+41k members(10.8%)
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Last updated: November 5, 2026