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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.
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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
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Find an article archive packed with lots of great bird study information
Learn about house finch eye disease
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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.
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Laura Finazzo
Orono, MN, USA
I have to say that this is one of the best surprises I’ve ever had. Earlier today I caught a glimpse of a bird on the suet feeder. I wasn’t sure what it was because the only thing I could see was the tail, but they way it was positioned, I thought it was a wren. I’ve never seen a wren on the suet feeder. When I moved to a window that had a better view, it was gone. A few hours later I was standing under tree that has the White-breasted nuthatch nest, and I spotted movement behind the tree. The way it held it’s tail told me it was a wren, bit the color and shape were not what I’d expect to see on a House wren, which is what we have here in Minnesota. But, as I looked through my viewfinder, I was flabbergasted. No, I said to myself, this can’t be a Carolina wren, we don’t have them here. But, that’s exactly what it is, and I’m sure that’s what was on the suet feeder.
Warblers, Waxwings, Wrens & Kinglets
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