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
Fred Nisenholz
Lyndhurst, NJ, United States
Kristin Wolter
Frenchglen, Harney, OR, United States
Jayne Carney
Venice, FL, United States
walter coate
Nottingham, MD, United States
Ginnie Yerkovich
West Seneca, NY, United States
Aaron DiMartino
Imbabura, Ecuador
Debra Ducotey
Redmond, WA, United States
Karen Casey
Siesta Key, FL, United States
Rosemary Saenz
Maine, United States
Diane Racine
Rockport, WA, United States
Robert Malavasi
Nicki Brockamp
Delta, BC, Canada
Jack Martin
Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge, Jefferson, OR, United States
Bob Miller
Corvallis, OR, United States
Ellen Hartley
Farmingdale, NY, United States
Christy Barcomb
Chazy, NY, United States
Janet Ames
Mt Desert Island, United States
linda bibbo
Chagrin Falls, OH, United States
Joseph Martin
Santa Rosa, CA, United States
Leslie Bowers
Phelps, NY, United States