Arc Raiders’ Bird City is a dynamic map condition that transforms the Buried City raid with birds, loot opportunities, and collectible rubber ducks — making it one of the best times to farm valuable items and coins.

What Is Bird City in Arc Raiders?

Bird City is a special event map condition that appears on the Buried City map during the Headwinds update cycle. While it’s active, rooftops across the city become teeming with birds and lootable bird nests in chimneys. These nests contain trinkets, materials, and a set of new rubber duck variants that are exclusive to this condition.

Key Bird City Features

- Bird nests spawn on Italian-style chimney tops across Buried City. 
- Lootable items include crafting materials, trinkets, fruits, and rubber ducks.
- Ziplines are more prevalent, improving rooftop navigation. 
- The event boosts loot opportunities and coin farming potential.

Bird Nests: Loot & Value

Each bird nest you loot can contain a mix of high-value rewards:

Common & Valuable Loot Types

- Crafting components: metal parts, plastic parts, seeds.
- Sellable trinkets: snow globes, Lance’s mixtapes, jewelry.
- Food items: lemons, olives, apricots (good for upgrades or selling).

One 25-minute run through chimneys during Bird City has been reported to net ~165,000 coins in loot just from nests and trinkets.

All Rubber Duck Variants (and Where to Find Them)

Bird City introduces seven collectible rubber duck variants, each with a coin value. Ducks are found only in chimneys when Bird City is active — they do not spawn in normal raids.

Duck List & Sell Values

1. Classic Rubber Duck – Common (~1,000 coins) 
2. Tropical Duck – Uncommon (~1,000 coins) 
3. Gentle Duck – Uncommon (~1,000 coins) 
4. Alien Duck – Uncommon (~1,000 coins) 
5. Doodly Duck – Rare (~3,000 coins) 
6. Flashy Duck – Rare (~3,000 coins) 
7. Familiar Duck – Epic (~7,000 coins) – highest value

Ducks stack in your inventory (up to 15 per slot), making them extremely profitable — a full stack of Familiar Ducks can be upwards of 105,000 coins.

Best Bird City Farming Locations

Since Bird City nests spawn specifically on chimney tops of Italian-style buildings, focus your route on areas with clustered chimneys:

Recommended Zones

- Town Hall and central plazas – dense rooftop clusters. 
- Santa Maria Houses & Piazza Arbusto – multiple nearby chimneys. 
- Plaza Rosa and surrounding residential roofs – high nest spawn density.

Prioritize roofs with multiple chimneys to maximize the number of nests you can check per run.

Duck Farming Tips & Strategy

Check event status before queuing: Bird City spawns only during its active window, so confirm the condition before entering a match. 
Use ziplines and vertical movement: Fast rooftop traversal lets you hit more chimneys before extraction time expires. 
Multiple short runs beat one long slog: Duck spawn is random, so bouncing between faster runs can improve your yield over time.

Why Bird City Matters

Bird City isn’t just a fun cosmetic shift — it offers:

- High-value coin farming via ducks & trinkets.
- Unique collectible content that only appears during the event. 
- Greater rooftop exploration, changing typical Buried City gameplay loops.

This makes Bird City one of the most exciting and profitable activities in Arc Raiders right now — especially if you aim to grind currency or complete a rubber duck collection.