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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
Belinda Torres-Mary
Aurora, CO, USA
Christine Bainbridge
Ithaca, NY, USA
Linda Pils
Middleton, WI, USA
Pamela Binnendyk
526 Sideroad 18 & 19, Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Christine Royal
Yadkinville, NC, USA
Cyd Brandvein
Irvine, CA, USA
Megan Colman
Novato, CA, USA
Kathy Diamond
Watertown, MA, USA
Dottie Herring
Missoula, MT, USA
Susan Mallory
Port Orange, FL, USA
Stephen Altic
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Rod Kitick
5N365 Oak Road, St. Charles, IL, USA
Dominique Le Quéré
Notre-Dame-du-Portage, QC, Canada
Laura Anders
St. Peters, MO, USA
Jose Sigouin
Toronto, ON, Canada
Lisa Sikorski
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Rosemarie Jeffery
Muncie, IN, USA
J. Scott Cymerman
West Falls, NY, USA
Janet Allen
Snow Camp, NC, USA