On January 1 and 2, we kept our first Project FeederWatch log. I'll track our results here as well. The idea is to pick a two-day observation period every week (or less often; if reporting results via paper forms rather than online, reporting is limited to every two weeks) and track the largest number of each species seen near one's birdfeeder(s) at the same time. That way you can be sure you are not counting the same birds twice. Project FeederWatch is an annual citizen science project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada. The reporting period began in November and extends to early April. You can see complete Minnesota results for each two-week reporting period here.
Feb. 5-6:
8 House Finch
4 Black-capped Chickadee
4 Pine Siskin
3 American Goldfinch
2 Northern Cardinal
2 Dark-eyed Junco
2 American Crow
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
Jan. 29-30:
6 House Finch
5 Black-capped Chickadee
4 Pine Siskin
4 American Goldfinch
3 House Sparrow
1 American Crow
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Northern Cardinal
Jan. 22-23:
5 House Finch
3 Black-capped Chickadee
3 Pine Siskin
2 Northern Cardinal
2 American Crow
1 American Goldfinch
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
Jan. 15-16:
10 House Finch
3 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Dark-eyed Junco
3 Pine Siskin
2 Downy Woodpecker
2 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
Jan 8-9:
4 House Finch
4 Pine Siskin
3 Dark-eyed Junco
2 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Downy Woodpecker
Jan 1-2:
7 House Finch
3 American Goldfinch
3 Pine Siskin
2 Black-capped Chickadee
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 Dark-eyed Junco
