Project Feeder Watch Count Day Instructions

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Get the full instructions for Project Feeder Watch by clicking the count day instructions below:

FeederWatch count days are two consecutive days when you count the birds at your feeders for Project FeederWatch. Count days always come in pairs. Pick days that will maximize the time you have to count birds. Schedule your count days in advance, if possible. Do not change your count days just because you see remarkable numbers or kinds of birds. Doing so would bias your data. If you are unable to count during a particular week or count period, that's okay. Your data are valuable even if you were only able to count on a few occasions.

Count Day Instructions

Project Feeder Watch Photo Gallery

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More photos have been added to the Project Feeder Watch Website. Click the link below:

Photo Gallery 2010-2011

Project Feeder Watch

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"We have started shipping kits for the 2011-12 FeederWatch season, which begins November 12. Be sure to sign up if you haven't already!"

Could This Be The Bird Feeder Of The Future?

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Fascinating look at new technology for bird feeders:

Now, a technology called RFID (radio frequency identification) is automating that vigilance, and yielding more detailed information than scientists ever dreamed possible.

Feeders of the Future

Gender Gap At The Bird Feeder?

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 During the 2009-2010 season, 520 FeederWatch participants submitted additional information about which sexes of each species were being seen at their feeders, contributing to the “gender gap” survey.

Research News: ‘Gender Gap’ at our feeders

Learn How To Identify Birds At Your Bird Feeder

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This looks like a good workshop. Check it out.

No, your bird-watching fix is not just a hobby. Now it can be a contribution to science.

Your Bird Feeder Can Help Contribute To Science

Winter Bird Feeder Set-Up

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Excellent article with tips for setting up your bird feeder, the types of foods to feed the birds and the birds that are attracted to it.

I know winter is still a ways off, but the birds in my yard tell me that it is getting closer. The first junco of the fall has already arrived along with migrating white crowned sparrows.

Master Gardener: Providing a winter banquet for the birds