Project Feeder Watch

as i sit at the computer, i have a wonderful view of the bird feeders outside the kitchen windows. busy busy!

tufted titmice: 5
Carolina chickadee: 2
white-breasted nuthatch: 1
red-bellied woodpecker: 1
blue jay: 7
mourning dove: 11
house finch:14
purple finch: 2
goldfinch: 1
cardinal: 2
white-throated sparrow: 1
downy woodpecker: 1
slaty junco: 4

this is the highest totals i get after watching for two days. then i go to http://watch.birds.cornell.edu/PFW
and enter in my information to be used by scientists! its called Project Feeder Watch, its done by Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and its a layman's science project. and its awesome! the season lasts from nov thru april.

since i'm always counting the birds at the feeder anyways, why not have it "count" for something? (pun fully intended!)

birding rule #5: be a part of something bigger than yourself! find others who share your love. after all, we birders come in flocks...