Citizen Science: Project FeederWatch -- Week #23 Report 2021-2022 Season

in hive-168339 •  3 years ago 

This week's featured birds are an Yellow-headed Blackbird and Red-bellied Woodpecker.

I typically watch and count birds on Saturday and Sunday. This is my report for 16-17 April 2022.

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Bird Watching Notes

Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, ORDER: Passeriformes, FAMILY: Icteridae)

I typically see a Yellow-headed Blackbird about once a year.

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This bird seems to be looking for the directions about how to get peanuts out of the feeder.

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Maybe the peanuts come out of the top of the feeder.

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Hmmm... It is really frustrating when you can see the peanuts but not get to the peanuts.

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Maybe the peanuts come out of the bottom of the feeder.

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Maybe the peanuts come out if the side of the feeder is pecked.

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Ahhh... there are the peanuts!

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This is the last I saw of this Yellow-headed Blackbird.

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Range map for Yellow-headed Blackbirds throughout North America and Central America.


Image Source

You can learn more about the Yellow-headed Blackbird 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.

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 the project, have a nice day

Cute birds looking beautiful

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

Hi @etcmike, then these blackbirds are very difficult to see. It's great to be able to appreciate their beauty.
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Hear is nice project seeing thanks for sharing.

Oh yellow face. Beautiful bird