Citizen Science: Project FeederWatch -- Count #15 Report w/Original Photos
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 from my eastern Nebraska feeder site for 18-19 February 2017.
Created Using MS PowerPoint and Images from Project FeederWatch
February 2017
The 2016-2017 season goes through 7 April 2017.
Bird Watching Notes
Saturday
House Sparrow
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Sunday
Sunday started with another beautiful sunrise.
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Red-Winged Blackbird
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Mourning Dove
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American Goldfinch
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Hairy Woodpecker
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Downy Woodpecker
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White-Breasted Nuthatch
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Hair Woodpecker on the left and White-Breasted Nuthatch on the right of the feeder.
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American Robin
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European Starling
A feeding frency....
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Bird Counts
Counts for Current Period
My bird counts for the two-day period 18 - 19 February 2017.
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 #14
Use of Original Photos
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I had to laugh at your Starling feeding frenzy! That second photo of the Robin is really great. And your side photos of the Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers are perfect for showing the difference in their bill size relative to their head. That was a nice weekend of bird photography! : )
Thank you! The side profile of the American Robin did come out very well.
Instead of using full auto on the camera, this time I used the manual mode. The 100 ISO and higher f-stop really brought out the fine details.
I was hoping the pictures of the Hairy and Downy woodpeckers would allow readers to see the size difference and other characteristics. Thank you for noticing.
Two more days of unseasonally warm weather then back to normal late February, early March weather. Summer with no bugs was great while it lasted :-)
Steem on,
Mike
The bugs will be with you soon enough! When we have really cold weather, I always think, "well, at least this will get rid of a lot of aphids!" ; )