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Count Feeder Birds for ScienceProject FeederWatch is operated by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada. Its mission is to bring the public and scientists together in a partnership that helps us all learn more about birds and the natural world.
FeederWatch Blog
3w ago
| Fox Sparrow by Bob Vuxinic | For the ninth season in a row, Project FeederWatch and our sponsor Wild Birds Unlimited are rewarding registered FeederWatchers with the chance to win prizes. Celestron has joined the fun by offering one pair of binoculars to each data entry contest winner as well. After entering counts into […]
The post Data Entry Contest: Who do you like to FeederWatch with? appeared first on FeederWatch ..read more
FeederWatch Blog
2M ago
| White-crowned Sparrow by Laura Frazier | For the ninth season in a row, Project FeederWatch and our sponsor Wild Birds Unlimited are rewarding registered FeederWatchers with the chance to win prizes. Celestron has joined the fun by offering one pair of binoculars to each data entry contest winner as well. After entering counts into […]
The post Data Entry Contest: What Draws You to FeederWatch? appeared first on FeederWatch ..read more
FeederWatch Blog
5M ago
| Tufted Titmouse by Bob Vuxinic | We often receive inquiries from participants asking, “where have all the birds gone?” and telling us that bird counts seem lower than in the past. Typically, these observations are localized and don’t reflect a wider trend, but in the 2023-24 FeederWatch season, average counts across the board were […]
The post Lowest Bird Abundance at FeederWatch Sites in Ten Years appeared first on FeederWatch ..read more
FeederWatch Blog
10M ago
| Spotted Towhee by Evan Lipton | ML240686071 |
For the eighth season in a row, Project FeederWatch and our sponsor Wild Birds Unlimited are rewarding registered FeederWatchers with the chance to win prizes. Celestron has joined the fun by offering one pair of binoculars to each data entry contest winner as well. After entering counts into the FeederWatch website, on the submission confirmation page, participants have the opportunity to share a story, memory, or tip by clicking the “Enter to Win” button. Two winners will be selected at random per prompt. Our fifth and final Data Entry Contest ..read more
FeederWatch Blog
11M ago
| Raccoon by Linda Jones |
For the eighth season in a row, Project FeederWatch and our sponsor Wild Birds Unlimited are rewarding registered FeederWatchers with the chance to win prizes. Celestron has joined the fun by offering one pair of binoculars to each data entry contest winner as well. After entering counts into the FeederWatch website, on the submission confirmation page, participants have the opportunity to share a story, memory, or tip by clicking the “Enter to Win” button. We randomly select two winners per prompt. Our fourth Data Entry Contest prompt this season was:
Along with bi ..read more
FeederWatch Blog
1y ago
| Cedar Waxwing by Kyle Tansley ML429950211 |
For the eighth season in a row, Project FeederWatch and our sponsor Wild Birds Unlimited are rewarding registered FeederWatchers with the chance to win prizes. Celestron has joined the fun by offering one pair of binoculars to each data entry contest winner as well. After entering counts into the FeederWatch website, participants have the opportunity to share a story, memory, or tip by clicking the “Enter to Win” button on the Count Summary page. We randomly select two winners per prompt. Our second Data Entry contest prompt this season was:
Tell ..read more
FeederWatch Blog
1y ago
| Evening Grosbeaks by Alison Bezubiak |
For the eighth season in a row, Project FeederWatch and our sponsor Wild Birds Unlimited are rewarding registered FeederWatchers with the chance to win prizes. Celestron has joined the fun by offering one pair of binoculars to each data entry contest winner as well. After entering counts into the FeederWatch website, participants have the opportunity to share a story, memory, or tip by clicking the “Enter to Win” button on the Count Summary page. We randomly select two winners per prompt. Our first Data Entry contest prompt this season was:
What’s your ..read more
FeederWatch Blog
1y ago
Project FeederWatch adds the option to submit data on your emotions to study human-bird relationships.
By Christy Pototsky, Virginia Tech
Now the bird summary list asks how participants felt observing birds. Reporting one or more emotions provides information on participants’ responses to these observations.
This season 80% of Project FeederWatch participants are participating in new optional aspects of Project FeederWatch data collection. Along with recording types of mammals seen during a count, specific signs of disease in birds, bird mortality during counts, management activities conducted ..read more
FeederWatch Blog
1y ago
|Red-breasted Nuthatch by Bill Schneider/Macaulay Library |
Project FeederWatch is delighted to announce that, thanks to grant funding, participants are now able to record several types of additional information with their regular bird counts. Along with different bird species you see and their behavioral interactions, you may now record types of mammals seen during your count, specific signs of disease in birds, bird mortality during counts, management activities conducted at your site, and feelings about what you’ve seen during your counts. If this sounds exciting to you, great! We hop ..read more
FeederWatch Blog
1y ago
|Warbling Vireo by Michael Stubblefield/Macaulay Library |
For the seventh season in a row, Project FeederWatch and our sponsor Wild Birds Unlimited are rewarding registered FeederWatchers with the chance to win prizes. This year, Celestron is joining the fun and offering one pair of binoculars to each data entry contest winner as well. After entering bird counts (data) into the FeederWatch website, participants have the opportunity to share a story, memory, or tip by clicking the “Enter to Win” button on the Count Summary page. We randomly select two winners per prompt. Our final Data E ..read more