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A FeederWatcher shares his strategies An invasion of House Sparrows almost caused FeederWatcher Bill Kampen in Leavenworth, Washington, to stop feeding birds. A few sparrows appeared at Bill’s feeders one day, and soon there were so many House Sparrows that…

At a time when technology inundates our lives, it can be difficult to connect with the natural world. Jennifer Ford, a teacher at Farnsworth Middle School in Guilderland, New York, has put FeederWatch to use in her classroom to do just that: connect students with nature and science in a very tangible way.

The FeederWatch team continues to explore the feeding behavior of birds. Watch the video below for the latest news on our field research. Visit our web site for more information on using RFID technology to track birds. Special thanks to…

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…