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Find out how you FeederWatch, when you can FeederWatch, and what you'll need to do to get started
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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.
Find out about color and plumage variations, bald heads, and deformed bills
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
Review content from current and past BirdSpotter photo contests
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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.
Start here for data entry and personal data review and exploration
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Dottie Dwyer
Havre, MT, United States
I always feel lucky when I come across a Great Blue Heron to photograph, but can’t describe what it was like to come across an actual nesting colony of Great Blue Herons. Unbelievable. I have passed by this location numerous times over the years finally noticing the treetop nests, but never realized they were used by the Great Blue Herons. We are truly blessed to have them return each year to nest.
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Great Blue Heron Nesting Colony
I always enjoy the photos submitted by Dottie Dwyer. She does an excellent job of selecting interesting birds in their natural habitat. She makes great lighting choices and I am partial to Herons. Share more of Ms Dwyer’s work. Thank you
Thank you for your kind comments.
Ms. Dwyer’s photos are so wonderful to view. She really captures Montana.
Dottie Dwyer has an eye for nature, especially for birds. I love Dottie’s work and always look forward to seeing more.
Thank you. Participating yearly in Project Feeder Watch has made me so much more aware of the birds we enjoy in our state. It is so exciting to find something new and to be able to share it.
Kudos, Dottie! These are amazing!
Thank you – it was a pretty exciting find!!!
It’s amazing how such giant birds nest in groups! Lucky you to have the opportunity to see it! Wow!
Wonderful opportunity for you! Wonderful shot. Thank you for capturing it to share with us!
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