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
Raina Angelier
Selden, NY, USA
Laura Ross
Prophetstown, IL, USA
James Cox
Denton, TX, USA
Carol Conley
Seabeck, WA, USA
David Hoskowicz
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
sami oakley
Edmond, OK, USA
Kristina Fitzgerald
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Donna Appleton-Kelley
Natick, MA, USA
Deborah Yaworsky
Olean, NY, USA
Wilhelmina Salvatore
Ontario, Canada
Carol Tunnicliffe
Hilton Head Island, SC, USA
Kathy Bengtson
Effingham, IL, USA
Faye Martin
Douglas, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Katrina Stumpf
Henrico, VA, USA
Colleen McChesney
Etta, MS, USA
Doug Waggoner
Jefferson City, MO, USA
Bonny Eberly
Binghamton, NY, USA
Linda Roy Walls
Galestown, MD, USA
Sharon Cuartero
Danbury, CT, USA
Shirley J Rushforth Guinn
St. Laurent, Manitoba