Turn your love of feeding birds into scientific discoveries
With bird populations on the decline, bird lovers across the U.S. can play an important part to help track trends. If you have a bird feeder in your yard, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Project FeederWatch is for you. Join the project and count birds in your yard or at your feeder. This year’s count begins November 1 to observe and count backyard birds.
FeederWatch is a November to April survey of birds that visit backyards, nature centers, community areas, and other areas in North America. All you need is an area from which you like to watch birds. Plus, the schedule is flexible. You can count every week or once all winter, for as much or as little time as you like.
With each season, FeederWatch increases in importance as a unique monitoring tool for more than 100 bird species that winter in North America.
