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You’ve just sat down in your living room under a cozy blanket with a steaming mug of fresh coffee to begin your FeederWatch count. You watch for an hour as chickadees race back and forth to your feeder from deep…

Why shouldn’t I start a count when I see an exciting species? If you see a new or uncommon bird species, it’s completely understandable to want to report it on a FeederWatch count. It’s great to notice rare birds, but reporting counts only when you see exciting species misrepresents the birds at your feeders and makes it seem as if rare species are more common than they really are.

FeederWatch collected data on eye disease in American Goldfinches for many years and then stopped because the prevalence of disease in goldfinches was minimal. Last season a number of FeederWatchers wrote to tell us they were seeing an increase in…

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!