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
Miriam Hazard
Nottingham, PA, United States
Peggy Brown
Berkley, MI, United States
Crystal Gray
Milford, Bowling Green, VA, United States
Jennifer Hammett
Great Bend, KS, United States
Barbara Spence
Charleston, SC, United States
Shirley Nortcliffe
Oxford, Maine, United States
Jennifer Peaslee
Freeville, NY, United States
Lew Harford
North Carolina, United States
Paul Smith
Lake Galena, New Britain, PA, United States
Leslie Hendrickson
Tightwad, MO, United States
Bob Brown
Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, CA, United States
Nancy Haas
Lockport, NY, United States
Kevin Votruba
Dover, DE, United States
Carol Rich
Portland, OR, United States
Shelley Gibbs
Anse Cochon, Saint Lucia
Vic Neumann
Avon, CT, United States
Laura Szmania
East Aurora, NY, United States
Cactus Frank
Marlin, Texas, United States
Aubree Forrer
Alexandria, KY, United States
LAURA FRAZIER
Ranson, WV, United States