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
Barbara Marx
Corvallis, OR, USA
Amy Zook
Mishawaka, IN, USA
sheila chambers
Brookings, OR, USA
Karen Richardson
Woodland, CA, USA
George Holt
Waxhaw, NC, USA
Kathleen O'Connor
Seattle, WA, USA
Marlene Bogen
Oro Valley, AZ, USA
Susan Hall
Xenia, OH, USA
Louis Vazquez
McKinney, TX, USA
Ken Borgen
Midland, TX, USA
Tisha ROWLEY
Midland, AR, USA
Alison Porter
Portland, OR, USA
Ivey Fennell
Cochrane, AB, Canada
geoff lambert
St. Louis, MO, USA
Jesse Schmidt
Fulton, MO, USA
james doyle
Canyon Lake, TX, USA
Kamala Englin
