Citizen science is a great way to involve children and adults in discovery and contribute 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 4-5 January 2020.
The 2018-2019 season goes through 3 April 2020.
Weather
Saturday, 4 January 2020
Saturday was sunny.
High: 45 (F) / 7 (C)
Low: 21 (F) / -6 (C)
Winds from the Northwest
Average Wind Speed: 10.4 mph
Highest Gust: 27 mph
Sunday, 5 January 2020
Sunday was sunny and windy.
High: 48 (F) / 8 (C)
Low: 27 (F) / -2 (C)
Winds from the West Northwest
Average Wind Speed: 14.1 mph
Highest Gust: 46 mph
Bird Watching Notes
Downy Woodpecker
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Range map for Downy Woodpeckers throughout North America.
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You can learn more about the Downy Woodpecker at the "All About Birds" webpage.
Red-Winged Blackbird
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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.
House Sparrow
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Range map for House Sparrows throughout North America.
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You can learn more about the House Sparrow at the "All About Birds" webpage.
Red-bellied Woodpecker
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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.
House Finch
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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.
Mourning Dove
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Range map for Mourning Doves throughout North America.
Image Source
You can learn more about the Mourning Dove at the "All About Birds" webpage.
American Goldfinch
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Original Photo
Original Photo
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 4-5 January 2020.
Snapshot from Project FeederWatch Bird Count Summary
Interactions
No interactions observed.
Summary of Counts This Season
Snapshot from Project FeederWatch Bird Count Summary
Signing Up for the 2019-2020 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 21 week season you will need to record your observations during two consecutive days each week.
Previous Project FeederWatch Post
Citizen Science: Project FeederWatch -- Count #08 Report 2019-2020 Season w/Original Photos
Sources
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
National Oceanic and Atmosheric Administration -- For weather data
The Weather Channel -- For weather data
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Hola @etcmike, este año seguiré tus pasos voy hacer un comedero para colocarlo en el patio.
Hi @etcmike, this year I will follow in your footsteps and make a feeder to put in the yard.
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You will have fun watching all the birds it attracts!
Have a great week!
Steem on,
Mike
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Those little creatures rae just adorable, I love them more after such pictures, I can barely see a bird in the sky of my city, thanks for giving a regular dose of nature to me through your post,
Keep flourishing!
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So glad you are involved with project Feeder watch! Thanks for sharing your post and your great photos with #featheredfriends
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Hola @etcmike, arrancando el año con buen pie, siempre hay uno que es poco usual verlo, eso es lo apasionante de esto, gracias por compartirlo.
Hi @etcmike, starting the year off on the right foot, there's always one that's unusual to see, that's what's so exciting about this, thanks for sharing.
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Como que no fue muy activo este fin de semana y aun así tiene unas muy buenas fotografías, te felicito.
As it was not very active this weekend and still has some very good pictures, I congratulate you.
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The wind was calm this morning. It was very active at the bird feeders this morning. I saw 4 Northern Cardinals and 2 Blue Jays. These were birds I did not see during the weekend.
Have a great week!
Steem on,
Mike
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Hi @etcmike, beautiful pictures, here we have these but we call them "Potoquitas"...
Hola @etcmike, hermosas fotos, aquí tenemos de estas pero les llamamos “Potoquitas”…
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Amazing photos, very beautiful birds, especially House Finch. Thank you.
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Fotografiar aves amigo @etcmike definitivamente es una fuente inagotable de imágenes para creadores de contenido.
Photographing birds @etcmike is definitely an inexhaustible source of images for content creators.
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Beautiful pictures thanks for sharing
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Thank you very much for sharing a great project and beautiful photos of birds, good luck
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the birds enjoying their time seems to beautiful awesome photography and report :)
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Debe ser difícil escoger las mejores fotos, ya que todas son bastante buenas.
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Sometimes it is easy to pick out the good photographs. I look for the photographs where there is no blurring do to wind or simply the bird moving. But I do take a lot of photographs to get the ones I like.
Have a great week!
Steem on,
Mike
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thank you for sharing a great project, have a good day and mood
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