New Site List Feature

Project FeederWatch is delighted to announce the release of a new Site List feature. For each site, you can see which birds species you have reported, the percentage of your counts for that site that included each species, the percentage of counts for the current season from FeederWatchers nearby that included each species, and a few species you haven’t reported yet in the current season.

When you visit the Site List, at the very top you’ll see the total number of species you have reported, the number of counts you have submitted, and the number of seasons you have participated in for that site. Then, the page is divided into two sections: birds you have seen and birds you have not seen. The top portion of the “Birds I Have Seen” section shows species you have reported in the current season. The first column shows the percentage of counts this season that included each species. The second column shows the percentage of all of your counts that included each species. And the third column shows the percentage of counts at sites within a 50 km (about 31 mi) radius that included each species. You can sort the list by your counts (this season), your counts (all seasons), nearby counts, last seen, alphabetically, or taxonomically.

Below the top portion, species you have reported in past seasons, but not the current season, are displayed with the same three columns of percentages. And at the bottom of the page, in the Birds I Have Never Seen section, you can see up to five species you have never reported at this site but that nearby participants have reported in the current season.  To learn more about how the percentages are calculated, tap the question mark icon next to either of the main section titles.

View Site List on Mobile App

Any count sites you created for Project FeederWatch are displayed on the home screen of the mobile app. If you have more than one count site, you will see a box for each site. Below the site name, the most recent count you submitted, or the count you have in progress, will be displayed, and below that count are three icons that give you access to more information about that site. Tap the Site List icon in the middle to view a list of species you’ve reported at that site.

View Site List on Website

You can view the new site list feature on the FeederWatch website by going to the Your Data home page. We have added a new button just below the four primary buttons that says, “Site List Interactive: See What Birds Have Visited Your Site And How That Compares To Nearby FeederWatch Sites.” Click on that button to see the list of species you have reported for the site you have used most recently. To see a Site List for a different site, click on the drop down list at the top to select a different site.

If You Find Mistakes in Your Counts

As you view the new Site List feature you may discover mistakes you made entering counts. That’s what happened when project assistant Anne Marie Johnson was testing the new tool. She found a species in her Site List that she didn’t remember reporting, and it turned out that she had intended to report a count for an adjacent species in the species list­—a simple mistake that is easily fixed. If you find a species on your Site List that you don’t think you meant to report, check the date displayed below the species name—the date the species was most recently reported. Then edit the count for that date.

To edit a count in the Your Data section of our website, go to the the View/Edit Your Previous Counts page and select the season the count was entered. Click the Actions link and then the Edit link below the count date you need to revise.

To edit a count in the Mobile App, tap the Count History icon in the site window on the home screen to see a list of counts. Scroll to the season and then the date of the count you want to revise. Tap the count and then the “Edit” button on the next screen to edit a count.