Citizen Science: Project FeederWatch -- Week #20 Report 2021-2022 Season

in hive-168339 •  3 years ago 

This week's featured birds are an American Robin, Common Grackle, House Finch, American Goldfinch, and Red-Bellied Woodpecker.

I typically watch and count birds on Saturday and Sunday. This is my report for 26-27 March 2022.

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An early morning visitor to my feeder area during the weekend was this squirrel.

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Bird Watching Notes

American Robin (Turdus migratorius, ORDER: Passeriformes, FAMILY: Turdidae)

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Range map for American Robins throughout North America.


Image Source

You can learn more about the American Robin at the "All About Birds" webpage.

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula, ORDER: Passeriformes, FAMILY: Icteridae)

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Range map for Common Grackles throughout North America.


Image Source

You can learn more about the Common Grackle 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)

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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.

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis, ORDER: Passeriformes, FAMILY: Fringillidae)

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Range map for American Goldfinches throughout North America.


Image Source

You can learn more about the American Goldfinch 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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thank you very much for sharing information about the project, have a good day and a great mood

Bird picture really very nice👍 thanks for sharing.

thank you so much for sharing a great project, have a great day and a great week

Amazing beautiful birds pictures.

Best photographs

Thanks for sharing. Beautiful bird