Citizen Science: Project FeederWatch -- Week #24 Report 2021-2022 Season
This week's featured birds are an Northern Cardinal, Downy Woodpecker, and Red-bellied Woodpecker.
I typically watch and count birds on Saturday and Sunday. This is my report for 23-24 April 2022. This is my last report for the FeederWatch season.
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Bird Watching Notes
Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus, ORDER: Piciformes, FAMILY: Picidae)
![Red-Bellied Woodpecker PFW35.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXjXZuEa7gGtDioRdiv3rd9y8V2Da58Zw3LyTtraXYDKN/PFW35.png)
Original Photos
Range map for Red-Bellied Woodpeckers throughout North America.
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Image Source
You can learn more about the Red-Bellied Woodpecker at the "All About Birds" webpage.
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis, ORDER: Passeriformes, FAMILY: Cardinalidae)
![Northern Cardinal PFW06.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmW1EkCxk2soUxj6WrX5iC4JdHQHyJ4FVFctc8ig6MuB7k/PFW06.jpg)
Original Photos
Range map for Northern Cardinals throughout North America.
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/assets/photo/311148961-720px.jpg)
Image Source
You can learn more about the Northern Cardinal at the "All About Birds" webpage.
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens, ORDER: Piciformes, FAMILY: Picidae)
![Downy Woodpecker PFW07.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYTyasJPvvr5jmu5JwJweAePocU5yixyHSjGW5i7ZsRch/PFW07.png)
Original Photos
![Downy Woodpecker PFW16.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbaxGAZxRZ7xvsP49acj6YNTsZpLZVrn2HRp6XviTSVYQ/PFW16.jpg)
Original Photos
Range map for Downy Woodpeckers throughout North America.
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/assets/photo/32267171-720px.jpg)
Image Source
You can learn more about the Downy Woodpecker at the "All About Birds" webpage.
Bird Counts
My bird counts for the two-day period.
![Counts.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmanNtEmNyZvkKP7cnn7NuRnWcFbYp9v4vEBR2MbtyasVV/Counts.png)
Snapshot from Project FeederWatch Bird Count Summary
Summary of Counts This Season
![Summary.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZ5XiWUAzjqTmVL1jxEZrVwp8zyD4vZroubXgYGZDS6YM/Summary.png)
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
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
Amazon Affiliate links provided to books and equipment for your convenience.
Hi @etcmike, wow to have been able to capture that image of the cardinal if that was cool.
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Great project, beautiful photos, thank you very much for sharing, have a nice day and good mood
Thanks sir for sharing here's season last episode report.
thank you very much for sharing the project, have a nice day and a great week
Thanks🙏 for complete👌💯 with nice clicks
Greetings @etcmike, this season is looking good.