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Many FeederWatchers do much more than just put out feeders to attract birds – they sculpt their yards to be veritable bird sanctuaries (see article in 2011 Winter Bird Highlights).  In fact, landscaping your yard can be beneficial to both…

Are you interested in learning more about the birds at your feeders while contributing valuable observations? Watch the video to learn more about Project FeederWatch and how you can help!

Project FeederWatch’s David Bonter returned to Martha Stewart’s television show in March to talk about bird nests and eggs–just in time for spring! The two segments featured an array of nests and eggs from the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates…

Although males can easily be distinguished from females in many species, in Project FeederWatch we only report the largest total flock size for each species seen at one time. But what could we learn if we counted males and females…

The range limits for different bird species are often changing, and recently many wintering birds have been shifting northward. The question is whether these range shifts are due to milder winter temperatures, or to an increase in bird feeding, which…