Citizen Science: Project FeederWatch -- Week #12 Report 2021-2022 Season

in hive-168339 •  3 years ago 

This week's featured birds are a House Sparrow, House Finch, Red-winged Blackbird, Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker and White-breasted Nuthatch.

I typically watch and count birds on Saturday and Sunday. This is my report for 29-30 January 2022.

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Bird Watching Notes

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus, ORDER: Passeriformes, FAMILY: Passeridae)

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Range map for House Sparrows throughout North and South America.


Image Source

You can learn more about the House Sparrow at the "All About Birds" webpage.

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus, ORDER: Passeriformes, FAMILY: Fringillidae)

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Range map for House Finches throughout North America.


Image Source

You can learn more about the House Finch at the "All About Birds" webpage.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus, ORDER: Passeriformes, FAMILY: Icteridae)

In the next photo I tried to catch the bird in flight so you could see the red on its wing.

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Range map for Red-winged Blackbirds throughout North America.


Image Source

You can learn more about the Red-winged Blackbird at the "All About Birds" webpage.

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens, ORDER: Piciformes, FAMILY: Picidae)

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Range map for Downy Woodpeckers throughout North America.


Image Source

You can learn more about the Downy Woodpecker at the "All About Birds" webpage.

Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus, ORDER: Piciformes, FAMILY: Picidae)

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Range map for Red-Bellied Woodpeckers throughout North America.


Image Source

You can learn more about the Red-Bellied Woodpecker at the "All About Birds" webpage.

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis, ORDER: Passeriformes, FAMILY: Sittidae)

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Range map for White-breasted Nuthatches throughout North America.


Image Source

You can learn more about the White-breasted Nuthatch at the "All About Birds" webpage.

Bird Counts

My bird counts for the two-day period.

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Snapshot from Project FeederWatch Bird Count Summary

Summary of Counts This Season

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Snapshot from Project FeederWatch Bird Count Summary

Signing Up for the 2021-2022 Season

Project FeederWatch is a great way to introduce children and adults to science and conservation through bird watching.

If you are interested in joining Project FeederWatch this season, you can learn more and sign-up at the Project FeederWatch website. During the season you will need to record your observations during two consecutive days each week.

Sources

All About Birds

Project FeederWatch -- Collecting Bird Counts for North American Continent

eBird -- Collecting Bird Counts from around the World

Crossley ID Guide -- For identifying the birds of North America

Use of Original Photos

The photographs in this post are free to be used by anyone as long as the photo credit is left on the photographs.

Equipment

ItemName
CameraCanon EOS 7D
LensCanon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
FiltersTiffen 58mm UV Protection Filter, Tiffen 58MM Circular Polarizer Glass Filter
TripodManfrotto MT190XPRO3 3 Section Aluminum Tripod Legs with Q90 Column (Black)

Amazon Affiliate links provided to books and equipment for your convenience.

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Beautiful bird pic's with report thanks mike sir for sharing that.

Thank for sharing bird watching project..

Beautiful birds photography

Thanks for sharing. Great work

Hola @etcmike, se nota que ha mejorado el clima y han comenzado a llegar más variedades de aves.

thank you very much for sharing the project and great photos, have a nice day

Great photos, great project, thanks a lot for posting

Red-Bellied Woodpecker are rare to find