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
Sharon Cuartero
Danbury, CT, USA
Alice Johnson
Watertown, MA, USA
Nancy Swanson
Manassas, VA, USA
Rosemary Saenz
Lewiston, ME, USA
Larry Hollar
La Junta, CO, USA
Stephen Artman
Hershey, PA, USA
Shirley Donald
Oro-Medonte, ON, Canada
Janette Vantol
Grimsby, ON, Canada
Michelle Horn
Athol, MA, United States
makaila machilek
Pemberton, BC, Canada
Karen Burke
Enfield, CT, United States
Devin Griffiths
Belchertown, MA, United States
Jann Ledbetter
Sammamish, WA, United States
Emily Brosnan
Shawnee, KS, United States
Sujata roy
Morrisville, NC, United States
Laurie Chisholm
Middlebury, CT, United States
Melissa Penta
Stroudsburg, PA, United States
Kris Montalbano
Penfield, NY, United States
Steven Liffmann
Salem, NH, United States
Robin Robbins
Colorado Springs, CO, United States