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
Colleen Bovaird
Wells, ME, United States
Lisa de Leon
St. John's, NL, Canada
Nora Woodworth
Longville, MN, United States
Mike Altshue
Morton, IL, United States
Doug Emlin
Parishville, NY, United States
Tamara Reiser
Homer, AK, United States
Jeannine St-Amour
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Penny Fuller
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Kim Caruso
Topsfield, MA, United States
Scott Baguley
Idaho Falls, ID, United States
Christa Feely
Duluth, MN, United States
Karen Burke
Enfield, CT, United States
Margaret MacDonald
Hanson, MA, United States
Cheryl Matt
Fayetteville, NY, United States
Erica Alex
Minnedosa, MB, Canada
Peter Goodwin
Wolfeboro, NH, United States
Sue Vasey
West Des Moines, IA, United States
Milana Midler
Lake Zurich, IL, United States
JEFF GUY
Maysville, CO, United States
Lynn Cleveland
Frankfort, NY, United States