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
Ginette Houle
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada
Melissa Penta
Stroudsburg, PA, United States
Shirley Liechty
Port Huron, MI, United States
Karen Vizzi
Buffalo, NY, United States
Kim Viers
Wrightstown, NJ, United States
Linda Windsor
Smyrna, DE, United States
Leslie Gosnell
Cypress Creek, NC, United States
Kathy Manville
Portland, OR, United States
Rafy Jamgotchian
Mary Bullerdick
Kirkwood, MO, United States
Kerry Prendergast
Browns Mills, Pemberton Township, NJ, United States
Cissy Beasley
Beeville, TX, United States
Paul Aucoin
Hoover, AL, United States
Josh Foster
Welland, ON, Canada
LAURA FRAZIER
Charles Town, WV, United States
kate and Robbie Ford
Rochester Hills, MI, United States
Marian Miller
Louisburg, KS, United States
Ralph Kiertianis
Preston, CT, United States
Bret Mossman
Heber City, UT, United States
Edith Prince
Bremerton, WA, United States