Find out what Project FeederWatch is, its history, and more
Find out how you FeederWatch, when you can FeederWatch, and what you'll need to do to get started
Review these instructions carefully before you count and enter data
Find out about types of feeders and types of foods, and where to place your feeder
Feeding Birds FAQs
Explore the winter distribution, food, and feeder preferences of common feeder birds.
Find out about color and plumage variations, bald heads, and deformed bills
Unusual Birds Gallery
Find out about bird disease and identifying the signs of bird disease
Sick Birds Gallery
Find out how to identify birds and download identification tools
Learn how to help birds as they seek out food sources, nesting habitat, protection, and more
Find educational resources for teachers, group leaders, and families
Find an article archive packed with lots of great bird study information
Learn about house finch eye disease
Review content from current and past BirdSpotter photo contests
Keep up to date with the latest FeederWatch happenings
These are exemplary FeederWatchers!
Send us your photos! Show us your count site, your birds, or you watching your site with loved ones!
Visit our live FeederWatch feedercams!
Cornell Lab of Ornithology feeders
Ontario (winter only)
See what birds occur the most by region
Explore species by state/province
See where FeederWatchers are
Graphs of regional population trends and distributions
Explore papers that have used FeederWatch data
Lab scientists analyze the data submitted by FeederWatch participants.
See birds well outside their winter range submitted to Project FeederWatch.
Start here for data entry and personal data review and exploration
Keep live track of your counts using the FeederWatch mobile app
Dale Farnham
Pomfret Center, Pomfret, CT, United States
Week 14: Birds of Prey
Young Northern Goshawk Surveying Our Feeders!
Goshawks are incredibly shy and very fast in flight. I wonder if you know just how lucky you were to not only see this bird actually sitting still? Dale, this is a beautiful image complete with the Goshawk’s wonderful camouflage against the natural background. Nice work, and I’m so jealous!
Thank you for your comment, Ellen- and yes, I do feel very lucky! When I first posted this picture on my FB page, I identified it as an unusually large Cooper’s- but its size (a good 21″) nagged at me. My son, who works at the Lloyd Center for the Environment, sent the photo to a well-respected MA state ornithologist, who verified the hawk as an immature Northern Goshawk, and remarked “This is an uncommon bird everywhere these days, and nice to see one in CT”! This hawk spent several days visiting our feeder area… but now spends time watching over the marshland at the rear of our property. We are thrilled to have such a special guest!
Ellen is so right! Great shot of this goshawk!
Thank you, Donna 🙂
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
Comment *
Name *
Email *
Website
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.