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
Find educational resources and examples and home school curriculum here
Find an article archive packed with lots of great bird study information
Learn about house finch eye disease
Enter our weekly challenges for chances at great prizes!
2017–2018 winners
2016–2017 winners
2015–2016 winners
2014–2015 winners
2013–2014 winners
Keep up to date with the latest FeederWatch happenings
Send us your photos! Show us your count site, your birds, or you watching your site with loved ones!
Live streaming feedercam in Manitoba
These are exemplary FeederWatchers!
View maps showing the current and past winter distributions of birds
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
See birds well outside their winter range submitted to Project FeederWatch.
Lab scientists analyze the data submitted by FeederWatch participants.
Start here for data entry and personal data review and exploration
Wendy Trucheon
Leicester, MA, USA
LAURA FRAZIER
Smyrna, DE, USA
Middleway, WV, USA
Rodanthe, NC, USA
Hatteras, NC, USA
Ann Kent
Lafayette Hill, PA, USA
Laura Finazzo
Orono, MN, USA
Anita Bhala
Pennington, NJ, USA
Poolesville, MD, USA
Purcellville, VA, USA
Cambridge, MD, USA
