Citizen Science: Project FeederWatch -- Week #14 Report 2021-2022 Season

in Birding / Wildlife2 years ago

This week's featured birds are a White-breasted Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Junco, and Red-bellied Woodpecker.

I typically watch and count birds on Saturday and Sunday. This is my report for 12-13 February 2022.

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Bird Watching Notes

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis, ORDER: Passeriformes, FAMILY: Sittidae)

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Original Photos

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Original Photos

Range map for White-breasted Nuthatches throughout North America.


Image Source

You can learn more about the White-breasted Nuthatch at the "All About Birds" webpage.

Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus, ORDER: Piciformes, FAMILY: Picidae)

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Original Photos

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Original Photos

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Original Photos

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.

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis, ORDER: Passeriformes, FAMILY: Passerellidae)

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Original Photos

Range map for Dark-eyed Juncos throughout North America.


Image Source

You can learn more about the Dark-eyed Junco 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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Hola @etcmike espero tengas un buen día.

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Great work

Tnx to sharing

Thanks sir for continue sharing here.

Hi @etcmike, those are great shots. Birds kind of get used to being photographed.
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Have a great start to the week.

Cute little birds pretty..

thank you very much for sharing a great project, have a nice day

Great photos, thanks a lot for sharing a great project

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