Search Results for: Northern cardinal

Defeating magpies taught a woodpecker a new trick Tired of how quickly Black-billed Magpies devoured the suet she put out, Kathy Karjala, of Bozeman, Montana, created what she calls a “Magpie Foiler.” In describing the creative process, Kathy says, “First…

Press Release October 2023: Join the 37th Season of Project FeederWatch Media contact in U.S.: Kathi Borgmann, (800) 843-2473, emailMedia contact in Canada: Olivia Carvalho, (888) 448-2473, email To find local participants for stories, with town names or zip codes…

Too many birds to count It can be very difficult to count large or even small flocks of birds, especially when they keep moving around. To estimate the number of birds in a flock, use the “blocking” method. First count…

How to count To ensure that FeederWatch data can be used for scientific research, every FeederWatcher must count in the exact same way. For Project FeederWatch you should count birds and mammals you see in your count site during the…

Each year FeederWatchers report several cases of bald-headed birds, primarily Blue Jays and Northern Cardinals. In most of the cases observed in late summer and fall, the affected birds have dropped their head feathers simultaneously during molting, resulting in individuals…

For the tenth 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….

Thank you to Eliot Miller for this end-of-season summary about a new project investigating bird interactions at your feeders. And thank you to all FeederWatchers who sent in data! Read on to see how Eliot has put them to amazing…

Although males can easily be distinguished from females in many species, in Project FeederWatch we only report the largest total flock size for each species seen at one time. But what could we learn if we counted males and females…

Search your checklist carefully. Perhaps the species is buried within a sub-grouping of species if your list is sorted taxonomically, or perhaps you are looking for “cardinal” when the species is listed alphabetically under “Northern Cardinal.” You can use your…