Find out what Project FeederWatch is, its history, and more
Find out how you FeederWatch, when you can FeederWatch, and what you'll need to do to get started
Review these instructions carefully before you count and enter data
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
Find educational resources for teachers, group leaders, and families
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
Keep up to date with the latest FeederWatch happenings
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Send us your photos! Show us your count site, your birds, or you watching your site with loved ones!
Visit our live FeederWatch feedercams!
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
Keep live track of your counts using the FeederWatch mobile app
Dottie Dwyer
Havre, MT, United States
I felt extremely lucky to come across a pair of Sandhill Cranes, especially when this was the first time I had ever seen them. I could have stayed and watched them all day. I have found when you go beyond your own boundaries it is amazing how many varieties of birds can be found close to home once you start looking. This has been my year for observing birds I never noticed before. I added almost two dozen birds to my list I have now identified. I have a book “Birds of Montana” with over 200 bird species. My goal is to find every bird in the book!
You have an admirable goal…I hope that you make it.
Thank you. It seemed like every time I turned around this summer I saw a new bird. Very exciting. It appears you have quite a variety of birds from all your great photos. I see you have two photos on this year’s calendar – congratulations. Both the American Goldfinch and Red-Winged Blackbird are frequent visitors to my yard during the summer months.
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