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
Shelly Wilson
Ashburnham, MA, United States
Corie Irvine
Conowingo, MD, United States
Jennifer Smith
Key West, FL, United States
Sarah Rehfeldt
Renton, WA, United States
MaryLin Howard
Shrewsbury, ON, Canada
Ric Hornsby
Arnes, MB, Canada
Eleanor Shavell
Cambridge, MA, United States
michael mastrianni
Middletown, NJ, United States
Kathy Turner
Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, Klamath, OR, United States
Jack Martin
Albany, Oregon, United States
Boyd Turner
Arcata, CA, United States
Ashley Hillman
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Marian Miller
Louisburg, KS, United States
Sonja Quarles
Laredo, TX, United States
Anita West
Palmetto, FL, United States
Stephen Shelasky
Springfield, MA, United States
Kris Beach
Port Charlotte, FL, United States
Marcy Phillips
Quincy, IL, United States
Michael Losino
Felton, DE, United States
Deborah Gilmore
Hixson, Chattanooga, TN, United States