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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
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Find an article archive packed with lots of great bird study information
Learn about house finch eye disease
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology feeders
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See what birds occur the most by region
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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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Monique Vincent
Kanata, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Theresa Evans
Toronto, ON, Canada
Linda Lynch
Mashpee, MA, United States
Daniel Carrier
Purcellville, VA, United States
Melissa Penta
Vestal, NY, United States
CHERYL JOLICOEUR
Cochrane, ON, Canada
Wanda Koepf
Alden, NY, United States
Irving Collins
Brandon, MB, Canada
Gene McGarry
Hibbing, MN, United States
Kelly Forkey
Altona, NY, United States
Susan Szeszol
Glencoe, IL, United States
Gary Rasmussen
Anchorage, AK, United States
Janice Farral
Lorain, OH, United States
Frances Tackaberry
Kingston, ON, Canada
Aleene Jones
Juniata Rd, Dunbar, PA, United States