Citizen Science: Project FeederWatch -- Week #17 Report 2021-2022 Season

in hive-168339 •  3 years ago  (edited)

This week's featured birds are a Downy Woodpecker, House Finch and Red-bellied Woodpecker.

I typically watch and count birds on Saturday and Sunday. This is my report for 5-6 March 2022.


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Bird Watching Notes

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.

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

This weekend the Red-bellied Woodpecker seemed to be posing for the camera!

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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.

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 a 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)

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Beautiful bird pic's great project thanks for sharing.

thank you very much for sharing the project, have a good day and a great mood

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Cute cute little birds photography thanks for sharing.

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

Dear @etcmike, It is amazing to see every bird. It seems to me that the guest has created a very nice environment as a bird. Thanks for sharing. 👍🥳🙏

Greetings @etcmike Nice capture of that finch.

Great photos, thanks a lot for sharing a great project
Have a nice day

Thanks sir for sharing project with beautiful bird pic

House Finch looks great

Greetings @etcmike, a day of varied specimens, especially for the northern cardinal.

Your all birds are looking very very nice.phothography is mind blowing.Thank you to share this brilliant photography.

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Thanks @etcmike for sharing with us those beautiful birds picture.

Greetings @etcmike, The Pale Beak in the first photo is like a woodpecker.