I find October to lack species diversity, so I spend a lot more time focused on hiking than looking for specific species. These photos were taken all across Maine over the past few weeks!

Species in order:

1. Barred owl
2. Golden crowned kinglet
3. Black bellied plover
4. Hermit thrush
5. Carolina wren
6. Cedar
7. waxwing
8. Ruby throated hummingbird
9. Boreal chickadee
10. Savannah sparrow
11. Solitary sandpiper
12. Merlin
13. Black capped chickadee
14. Tufted titmouse
15. Swamp sparrow
16. Northern flicker
17. Surf scoter
18. Greater yellowlegs
19. Great blue heron

Crazy enough this is in Downtown Vancouver, BC!

Had just parked to go into work and this hawk landed right on my car. I'm pretty sure it's a young cooper's hawk but please correct me if i'm wrong. Super unafraid it wouldn't leave until i shooed it off, and was also seen on the back of my car hours later by a coworker.

A giant among hummingbirds, appropriately named the Giant Hummingbird. Few places offer as many opportunities to photograph this impressive bird as Ensifera ensifera. Perched, in flight, however you like!

🇬🇧 Giant Hummingbird
🔬 Patagona gigas
🇪🇸 Colibrí Gigante
🗺️ Ensifera ensifera, Yanahuara, Cusco, Peru
🗓️ August 2026

Loving the fall colors this time of year

Canon R5 at 1/640 sec, ISO 800, f/7.1 in South Carolina. I never realized the male had bluish feathers until I took this photo.

There I am this morning, doing a little sound ID while the dog is out, and I keep seeing the blue “hearing a bird” dot, but no species being identified….its popping up every time I hear a high whining sound, almost like a wheeze…

Turns out it was my asthma from standing in the cold air 😂 gave me a good laugh and thought I’d share. I know sound ID isn’t the end all, but it’s fun to see how wrong they can get it.

In Montgomery county PA

Hi folks,

Curious if you could help me identify this bird we saw soaring above Zermatt at the start of October? It’s at the capabilities of the zoom on my phone, but note the paler head and pale shape on its underside.

In person it was one of the biggest birds of prey I’ve had the pleasure of seeing.

My thoughts were “Golden Eagle!” but could also be some sort of vulture? I’m not exposed to the birds frequently enough. I believe it was making a high-pitched chirp as it circled, but there were smaller birds (including Choughs) in the skies too.

Thanks!

Edit: ID CORRECTION: Western Cattle Egret

I have been living in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, for 13 years. Some of you may have heard of this state—especially if you are fans of birds of prey.

Every year, from late August to late November, MILLIONS of raptors pass through an area just an hour away from my city, heading toward South America. It is the largest migration of its kind in the world.

From late August to late September, Mississippi Kites make up the bulk of the migration; I’ve been lucky enough to encounter them twice—their numbers are truly impressive!

August 2026, Chichicaxtle, Mexico

NE Wisconsin

This image was taken in Arizona in May of 2022. My grandpa is an avid bird photographer and has taken me with on many trips throughout my life, passing his knowledge on to me. I will be accompanying my grandparents on another trip to Arizona this upcoming spring and I hope we get to see this beautiful bird again.