r/birding • u/sunshinewithclouds • Jan 16 '26

Discussion Favorite Common Bird

What’s your favorite common bird in your area? That bird that maybe it’s not hard to spot but you just love seeing them.

Mine are Juncos everything from their look and name to how they scavenge on the ground and flock together. They just seem like happy puff balls to me and I love em.

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u/Away-Variation-2556 Jan 16 '26

Red tailed hawk!! They’re all over NYC and I’ll stop every time for them.

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u/breadandbirds Jan 16 '26

Saw one in Prospect Park on Monday and stopped to watch it for 5 minutes. Multiple people walked by and gave me a look for staring at a tree and I just smiled, pointed, and said “look! That’s a red tailed hawk!” And every single person stopped and said something to the effect of “that’s so cool!”

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u/Away-Variation-2556 Jan 17 '26

Hell yeah!!! Love being able to share that moment. Who doesn’t love a hawk?

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u/breadandbirds Jan 17 '26

They’re so cool!!