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About
- Project Overview
  
  Find out what Project FeederWatch is, its history, and more
- How to Participate
  
  Find out how you FeederWatch, when you can FeederWatch, and what you'll need to do to get started
- Detailed Instructions
  
  Review these instructions carefully before you count and enter data
Learn
- Feeding Birds
  
  Find out about types of feeders and types of foods, and where to place your feeder
  
  Feeding Birds FAQs
- Common Feeder Birds Interactive
  
  Explore the winter distribution, food, and feeder preferences of common feeder birds.
- Unusual Birds
  
  Find out about color and plumage variations, bald heads, and deformed bills
  
  Unusual Birds Gallery
- Sick Birds and Bird Diseases
  
  Find out about bird disease and identifying the signs of bird disease
  
  Sick Birds Gallery
- Identifying Birds
  
  Find out how to identify birds and download identification tools
- Gardening for Birds
  
  Learn how to help birds as they seek out food sources, nesting habitat, protection, and more
- Educator Resources
  
  Find educational resources for teachers, group leaders, and families
- More Articles
  
  Find an article archive packed with lots of great bird study information
- House Finch Eye Disease
  
  Learn about house finch eye disease
Tricky Bird IDs
Community
- BirdSpotter Galleries and Contests
  
  Review content from current and past BirdSpotter photo contests
- Our Blog
  
  Keep up to date with the latest FeederWatch happenings
- Featured Participants
  
  These are exemplary FeederWatchers!
- Participant Photos
  
  Send us your photos! Show us your count site, your birds, or you watching your site with loved ones!
- Cornell Lab Bird Cams
  
  Visit our live FeederWatch feedercams!
  
  Cornell Lab of Ornithology feeders
  
  Ontario (winter only)
Explore
- Top 25 Birds
  
  See what birds occur the most by region
- Bird Summaries by State/Province
  
  Explore species by state/province
- Participant Map
  
  See where FeederWatchers are
- Trend Graphs
  
  Graphs of regional population trends and distributions
- Scientific Articles
  
  Explore papers that have used FeederWatch data
- Year-end Reports
  
  Lab scientists analyze the data submitted by FeederWatch participants.
- Rare Bird Gallery
  
  See birds well outside their winter range submitted to Project FeederWatch.
- Raw Data Requests
Your Data
- Enter and Review Your Data
  
  Start here for data entry and personal data review and exploration
- Get the Mobile App
  
  Keep live track of your counts using the FeederWatch mobile app