Citizen Science: Project FeederWatch -- Week #22 Report 2021-2022 Season
This week's featured birds are an Mourning Dove, White-breasted Nuthatch, and Downy Woodpecker.
I typically watch and count birds on Saturday and Sunday. This is my report for 9-10 April 2022.
Bird Watching Notes
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura, ORDER: Columbiformes, FAMILY: Columbidae)
Original Photos
Range map for Mourning Doves throughout North America and Central America.
Image Source
You can learn more about the Mourning Dove at the "All About Birds" webpage.
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens, ORDER: Piciformes, FAMILY: Picidae)
Original Photos
Original Photos
Range map for Downy Woodpeckers throughout North America.
Image Source
You can learn more about the Downy Woodpecker at the "All About Birds" webpage.
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis, ORDER: Passeriformes, FAMILY: Sittidae)
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.
Bird Counts
My bird counts for the two-day period.
Snapshot from Project FeederWatch Bird Count Summary
Summary of Counts This Season
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.
thank you very much for sharing the project, have a nice day and a great week
thank you very much for sharing the project, have a good day and a great mood
Beautiful bird phogat and good project report.
Thanks🙏 mike sir for sharing conitnus report.
Hi @etcmike, it's great when the sunlight is in favor of the focus.
Greetings @etcmike, the nuthatch closely resembles the woodpecker.
Beautiful bird