Citizen science is a great way to involve children and adults in the discovery of nature and contributing to scientific research and conservation. Project FeederWatch through Cornell University is a great way to get involved in citizen science. You can learn more at the Project FeederWatch website.
I typically watch birds on Saturday and Sunday. This is my report for 3-4 March 2018.
Created Using MS PowerPoint and Images from Project FeederWatch
Here is a map of the Project FeederWatch sites collecting counts this season.
Image Source Project FeederWatch
March 2018
The 2017-2018 season goes through 13 April 2018.
Bird Watching Notes
Saturday
Saturday was mostly sunny and windy, a high temperature of 67 degrees (F), and a low temperature of 39 degrees (F). The wind was from the South-east with an average speed of 20 mph and gust up to 39 mph.
Dark-eyed Junco
Original Photo
Image Source
More information on the Dark-eyed Junco can be found at All About Birds.
Rock Pigeon
Original Photo
Image Source
More information on the Rock Pigeon can be found at All About Birds.
American Robin
Original Photo
Original Video
Image Source
More information on the American Robin can be found at All About Birds.
Mourning Dove
Original Photo
Image Source
More information on the Mourning Dove can be found at All About Birds.
Downy Woodpecker
Original Photo
Image Source
More information on the Downy Woodpecker can be found at All About Birds.
Sunday
Sunday was cloudy and windy with a high temperature of 62 degrees (F) and a low temperature of 45 degrees (F). The wind was from the South-east with an average speed of 23 mph and highest wind gust 43 mph.
A squirrel visited my bird feeder area to feast on some nuts too.
Original Photo
Red-Winged Blackbird
Original Photo
Image Source
More information on the Red-winged blackbird can be found at All About Birds.
Bird Counts
Counts for Current Period
My bird counts for the two-day period 3-4 March 2018.
Snapshot from Project FeederWatch Bird Count Summary
Summary of Counts this Season
Snapshot from Project FeederWatch Bird Count Summary
Previous Project FeederWatch Post
Citizen Science: Project FeederWatch -- Count #16
Sources
Project FeederWatch -- Collecting Bird Counts for North American Continent
eBird -- Collecting Bird Counts from around the World
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Project FeederWatch : this is amzing photography with such insane stats,this is a serious job,no one can do,all the best.
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What a great job you have done! In the mornings the cables outside my house are with birds waiting for their food and I love how they sing grateful. I do not have a professional camera and I wanted to take pictures with my cell phone but they do not appreciate it. At the beginning I put the food in the patio of my house, but we adopted a kitten we had to change its "dining room" to the sidewalk for its safety. Have some days that we hear a woodpecker but I still have not discovered ...
Thanks for all the information, it's really interesting those beautiful beings I love! I will try to take pictures to show you!
Thanks a lot @etcmike!
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Thank you!!!
It is peaceful to wake up to the sound of birds singing.
I will look forward to seeing a few of your bird pictures.
The Woodpeckers like to grab a nut, take it to a crevice in a tree or even in my window sills to eat the nut. Every time I open a window, nuts fall out of the cracks around the window sill.
Keep listening and looking for that woodpecker. You will find it eventually :)
Keep your adopted kitten safe!
Have a wonderful week,
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Mike
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Hello @etcmike! Today I captured this picture for you! They´re waiting for more birdseed, I´m so happy for that! They are Rock Pigeon (a couple) and a little sparrows I think,... Thank you!!!
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Great picture!
Sometimes I see as many as 50 Rock Pigeon sitting on a power line.
Since power lines are not natural, sometimes I wonder what they think of the modern world. Do they think the lines were just put up there for them?
It looks like you had wonderful blue skies that day!
Have a great weekend!
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Mike
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Awesome!! very beautiful birds, i love birds and your photography how to capture amazingly.!!
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Nature is beautiful and birds increase the beauty of nature.
I love your photography.beautiful birds :)
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Friend Mike, I can not stop marveling at this beautiful project. Both the photographs and the information presented there are worthy of being recognized all over the world. I hope many people can follow you and value the work you do and fall in love with the birds. Today I saw a real parrot, and I photographed it in your name, so I think that little by little I will become a fan of photographing birds. Successful. Best Regards
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Thank you!
The picture of the parrot looks great!
The most exotic bird I have ever photographed is a bird that escaped from someone's house one winter. I had to send it to Cornell University to have them identify it. It was a small yellow-greenish bird from Australia.
Animal photography is unique because you can't tell the wild animals to stop and pose for the camera. You just have to wait for the right moment to click a picture.
Have a great week!
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Mike
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@etcmike, Thanks for encouraging me! Now every time I go out, I take my little camera trying to see birds! I think I was marked since I read the project for the first time a few weeks ago. I hope to make other photos, and publish them on Mondays! Mike, you and Cornell University receive my public recognition for the great work they do with the birds. I wish you much success. Best regards.
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Here is a photo of the Australian bird in my backyard taken in November 2008
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Friend Mike, it's a beautiful photo of an Australian budgie. I see that your fondness for bird photography takes many years! I have seen these birds in my country, in fact when they were little they used to come to the window of my mother's house. You do a great job, and I will always congratulate you for it. Best regards.
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again you did the incredible job. The time you spend in searching the nature and its creature is really amazing. You are using your precious time in really remarkable way. Thanks for sharing your work
have a great day!
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Me encantan las aves, sobre todo la majestuosidad que manifiestan en su vuelo, son seres dignos de admirar y de aprender de ellas, su colorido, su manera de mostrar liderazgo y trabajo en equipo, la diversidad de especies, en fin, me quedo maravillada con tanta elegancia y variedad. Te felicito por tus fotografías, dedicación al observarlas y por compartir esta bitácora con nosotros. Me declaro tu fan jajajaja
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Thank you!
People from around the world join eBird to share their bird observations. You might be interest in it.
Have a great weekend!
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Mike
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the squirrel was so cute too hahah perfect post :)
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So nicely taken shots this is beautiful the close up shots are the best :)
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Rock Pigeon is so beautiful to look at wow great shot that is :)
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Hey mike amazing content,how much time it took for publishing,thanks a lot for for your hardwork and being with us.
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I spend up to four hours each weekend watching the bird feeders, counting birds, and taking pictures.
I take a lot more pictures than you see in my posts. I sort through them and try to find the best pictures to process and post. The pictures take up to an hour to sort and process.
When I have a video I can post it can take up to two hours to process the video. It depends on the size of the video and how much editing I have to do. I typically have to watch the video several times to select the best part for creating an animated GIF.
Entering the bird count data and taking snapshots of the screens can take up to a half hour.
Edit the blog post can take up to an hour depending on how many species of birds I have pictures of.
Total time is around 8.5 hours per weekend post.
Have a great week!
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Mike
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Thanks for sharing such a useful and informative post ..
Nice Post..
Good..👍
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you share beautiful braid and place.I hope you love nature.
this photography is possible by the science.
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Well to be accurate I do have become a fan of the Project Feeder Watch.
It sure is a great initiative and to name a few over the past post of yours I have been introduced to many birds that I was not even aware of .Thanks to you by the way !
For example Red-Winged Blackbird this is completely new to me and the bird sure looks fascinating that I have to say !
Over all buddy keep getting those amazing images for new discovery everyday !
& always thanks for your support all along :)
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Thank you!!
The Red-wing Blackbird is a pretty bird. It has a unique mating call routine that I will try to capture on video. Esentially, the male bird shows off his colors. They also show the color on their wings when they challenge another male bird.
Have a great week!
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Mike
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They do have their own way :)
Well will be great to have a look at that video if possible :)
Same to you buddy ,have a great week !
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First of all i want to say that the Feeder watch project is really reflecting as an great project and it will also encourage the citizens in involvement and taking care of other nature's creatures, and you really captured amazing pictures and i really like the moving bird and it's reflecting as the bird is having nice swinging time. Thanks for sharing and wishing you an great day. Stay blessed. 🙂
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Thank you!!!
You could say that the American Robin is HODL'ing that branch. It was pretty windy that weekend and the American Robin was Holding On for Dear Life :)
Have a great week!
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Mike
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Welcome and i thought that bird was having nice time and i was unaware of the wind. 🙂
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morning dove wow this is so lovely to watch
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Interesting.
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