Bird Resource was created to make learning about birds easier, whether you’re trying to identify something you just spotted outside, understand unusual bird behavior, attract more birds to your yard, or simply learn more about the species living around you. Read more about why Bird Resource exists and the people behind the site.
Below you’ll find answers to common questions about BirdResource.com, how our content is created, what we cover, and how readers can use the website.
About Bird Resource
What is BirdResource.com?
BirdResource.com is an independent informational website focused on birds, bird identification, behavior, feeding, nesting, backyard birding, birdwatching, and related topics.
Our goal is to provide practical, easy-to-understand information for everyday people while researching important factual information using reputable bird, wildlife, scientific, university, and government resources when appropriate. You can review our editorial standards to see how this research supports our published content.
Who is Bird Resource for?
Bird Resource is for anyone interested in learning more about birds.
You don’t need to consider yourself an experienced birder.
Many of our guides are specifically designed for people who notice an unfamiliar bird in their yard, see unusual behavior at a feeder, discover a nest, hear an unfamiliar bird call, or simply become curious about the birds living around them. Readers trying to identify a familiar backyard visitor may find the Northern cardinal identification guide useful.
Experienced bird enthusiasts may also find our identification guides, comparisons, behavior articles, and other resources useful.
Who owns Bird Resource?
BirdResource.com was founded and is independently owned and published by Daxon Weaver.
You can learn more about Daxon, Bird Resource, and our contributors on our About Us page.
Is Bird Resource associated with a university or wildlife organization?
No.
Bird Resource is an independent publication and is not affiliated with Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the National Audubon Society, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or any other university, government agency, conservation organization, veterinary practice, or wildlife rehabilitation organization unless a specific relationship is expressly disclosed.
We may reference reputable outside organizations when their information is relevant to a topic. A reference or citation does not imply an affiliation or endorsement.
Our Bird Information
Where does Bird Resource get its information?
Sources vary depending on the subject.
Our research may include established ornithological resources, universities, scientific publications, federal and state wildlife agencies, conservation organizations, museums, reputable bird databases, manufacturer information for relevant products, and other appropriate sources.
Some articles may also include clearly identified firsthand observations, photographs, projects, or product experiences.
You can read more about how we develop content on our Editorial Standards page.
Is the information on Bird Resource fact checked?
We aim to check important factual information against appropriate reputable sources.
Bird identification and behavior can sometimes be more complicated than they first appear. Age, sex, geographic location, season, migration, habitat, and individual variation can all matter.
We therefore try to avoid presenting wildlife behavior as more absolute than the available evidence supports.
If we discover a meaningful factual error, our goal is to correct it.
Can Bird Resource make mistakes?
Yes.
Despite our efforts to research information carefully, no publication is incapable of making an error.
Scientific information also changes. Bird classifications can be revised, species can be renamed or reclassified, ranges can shift, and new research can improve our understanding of bird behavior.
We welcome legitimate factual corrections.
If you believe you’ve found an error, please use our Contact Us page and include the article, the information you believe should be reviewed, and a reputable supporting source whenever possible.
Does Bird Resource use AI?
Bird Resource may use modern digital and AI-assisted tools during portions of research, organization, content development, editing, formatting, or other publishing processes.
AI-generated information is not treated as an authoritative source simply because an automated system produced it.
Important factual information should be researched using appropriate reputable sources, and responsibility for the content published on BirdResource.com remains with Bird Resource.
Our Editorial Standards page explains our approach in greater detail.
Bird Identification
Can Bird Resource help me identify a bird?
Our published identification guides are designed to help.
Bird identification may involve much more than simply matching feather color. Depending on the species, useful clues can include size, shape, bill, tail, markings, behavior, habitat, geographic location, season, sex, age, and similar-looking species.
As Bird Resource grows, we’re developing more guides to help readers narrow down the possibilities.
Can I email Bird Resource a picture and have you identify my bird?
No. Bird Resource does not provide individual bird identification through email or our contact form.
We know it can be tempting to send us a photograph and ask, “What bird is this?” Unfortunately, we aren’t able to provide one-on-one identification services.
Instead, please use the identification guides and other resources available throughout BirdResource.com.
Why doesn’t my bird look exactly like the pictures I found?
Bird appearance can vary for many reasons.
Males and females may look different. Juveniles may differ substantially from adults. Some birds have seasonal plumage changes. Individual variation, lighting, feather wear, viewing angle, and geographic differences can also affect what you see.
That’s why Bird Resource identification articles try to discuss multiple useful characteristics rather than relying on a single photograph.
Does Bird Resource cover birds outside the United States?
Our primary emphasis is on birds encountered by readers in the United States, particularly common backyard birds and species people frequently want to identify or understand.
However, Bird Resource is not permanently restricted to U.S. birds. We may cover additional species and geographic areas when doing so provides useful information for our readers.
Backyard Birds and Bird Feeding
Does Bird Resource cover bird feeders and bird seed?
Yes.
Feeding and attracting birds are important parts of Bird Resource.
Our growing library may include information about bird feeders, bird seed, suet, bird baths, feeder placement, birdhouses, nesting boxes, attracting particular species, seasonal feeding, feeder problems, squirrels, and other common backyard birding topics.
Will Bird Resource recommend birding products?
Yes, when a product recommendation genuinely fits the subject.
We may cover bird feeders, birdhouses, bird baths, binoculars, cameras, smart bird feeders, birdwatching equipment, and other products relevant to our readers.
Some of these articles may contain affiliate links.
Does Bird Resource personally test every product it recommends?
No.
Some products may be personally purchased, used, or tested. Other recommendations may be developed through research and comparison of specifications, features, documentation, available evidence, and other relevant information.
We believe readers should be able to tell the difference.
Bird Resource will not claim that we personally tested a product when we didn’t.
More information about this approach can be found in our Editorial Standards and Affiliate & Advertising Disclosurepages.
Injured Birds and Wildlife Help
I found an injured bird. Can Bird Resource tell me what to do?
Bird Resource can publish general educational information about bird injuries and wildlife situations, but we cannot evaluate individual animals or provide emergency wildlife assistance.
BirdResource.com is not a wildlife rehabilitation center, veterinary practice, animal rescue organization, or government wildlife agency.
If a bird appears injured, sick, orphaned, trapped, or otherwise in immediate distress, seek help from an appropriate licensed wildlife rehabilitator, veterinarian when applicable, or relevant local or state wildlife authority.
Can I email you about an injured bird?
Please don’t rely on Bird Resource for emergency assistance.
We may not see or respond to an email in time to help an animal requiring immediate attention.
Contact an appropriate professional or wildlife authority instead.
Can Bird Resource give veterinary advice?
No.
Information published on BirdResource.com is educational and should not be considered a substitute for professional veterinary care, wildlife rehabilitation assistance, or other qualified professional guidance. Additional context about the educational purpose and limitations of this information appears in professional veterinary care.
Working With Bird Resource
Can I suggest an article idea?
Yes.
We’re happy to consider useful content suggestions.
However, submitting an idea doesn’t guarantee that we’ll publish it, and we aren’t able to provide individualized answers to bird questions submitted as article suggestions.
Please use our Contact Us page for legitimate content suggestions.
Can I report an error in one of your articles?
Absolutely.
Helpful factual corrections are welcome.
Please include the page or article involved, the information you believe is incorrect, and a reputable supporting source whenever possible.
Can I contribute information or photographs?
Potentially.
We’re interested in legitimate contributions that could make Bird Resource more useful, including original information, relevant expertise, research, field observations, and photographs.
Please contact us with details before sending large files or substantial amounts of material.
You must own the material you offer or otherwise have the necessary rights and permission to provide it.
Do you accept guest posts?
We don’t maintain an open guest-post program simply for the purpose of publishing links.
However, we’re willing to hear about legitimate editorial contributions or collaborations that could provide meaningful value to Bird Resource readers.
Generic guest-post pitches, mass outreach, irrelevant content, and proposals primarily intended to obtain backlinks may not receive a response.
Is Bird Resource interested in backlink opportunities?
We’re willing to consider legitimate and relevant citation, resource, collaboration, and backlink opportunities when they make sense for our readers and website.
We aren’t interested in spammy link exchanges, bulk link schemes, unrelated placements, or arrangements designed primarily to manipulate search rankings.
Can companies contact Bird Resource?
Yes.
Businesses and organizations may contact us regarding legitimate advertising, media, product, partnership, collaboration, or other business opportunities relevant to Bird Resource and its audience.
Sending us a product or contacting us about a company does not guarantee coverage, a review, a recommendation, a backlink, or a positive opinion.
Advertising and Affiliate Links
Does Bird Resource make money?
Bird Resource is a for-profit independent publication.
The website may generate revenue through methods such as display advertising, affiliate relationships, sponsored partnerships, and other appropriate commercial arrangements.
Revenue helps support the operation, development, maintenance, and continued growth of BirdResource.com.
What is an affiliate link?
An affiliate link is a specially tracked link that may allow Bird Resource to receive a commission if a reader makes an eligible purchase after following it.
The reader generally does not pay an additional amount because of this commission.
Our Affiliate & Advertising Disclosure provides additional information about these relationships.
Will affiliate commissions affect what Bird Resource recommends?
Our goal is to recommend products based on their usefulness and relevance to readers rather than simply whether a commission is available.
Affiliate relationships also don’t change the scientific facts presented in our informational bird content.
When a meaningful financial or material relationship requires disclosure, we aim to make that relationship clear.
Contacting Us
What should I contact Bird Resource about?
Our contact options are primarily intended for:
Website problems
Factual corrections
Content suggestions
Relevant contributions
Media inquiries
Legitimate collaborations
Relevant backlink or citation opportunities
Advertising and business inquiries
Copyright concerns
Other matters directly involving BirdResource.com
What shouldn’t I contact Bird Resource about?
Please don’t contact us requesting:
Personal bird identification
Identification of birds in photographs
Individualized bird-care instructions
Personal veterinary advice
Emergency wildlife assistance
One-on-one answers to general bird questions
Bird Resource is a publishing website rather than an individual consultation or wildlife assistance service.
Our goal is to answer bird questions through useful articles that can help everyone who visits the website.
Still Need to Reach Bird Resource?
If your question concerns BirdResource.com itself and isn’t answered above, please visit our Contact Us page.
For bird identification, behavior, feeding, nesting, and other general bird questions, we encourage you to search or browse BirdResource.com first. There’s a good chance we’ve already covered the subject, and our library will continue expanding as the site grows.
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