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
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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
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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.
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Laura Finazzo
Orono, MN, United States
I came home from the grocery store and looked out the window. I saw this little cutie on the hummingbird feeder. I dropped my grocery bags on the floor, grabbed my camera and took several photos through the window. It hopped around the base of the feeder, then it noticed the water-filled moat. Curious at first, he took a few sips, then much to my surprise, he climbed into the moat and, ‘splish-splash, he was ‘takin a bath!’
Category 2: Bathing Beauties
American Redstart...Tiny Bubbles
Great capture! Amazing how resourceful these little ones are.
Thank you, Theresa!It was such a surprise to see the Redstart at all, let alone in the ant moat.
That really made me laugh! How cute! Thanks! I enjoy watching my goldfinches and chickadees drinking from my ant moat.
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