birdfeeder stuff
Nov. 15th, 2006 01:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kayreSome of the fun of having birds at my feeders is participating in Project Feederwatch. This is a data-gathering project run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. They have a few ongoing research projects, but mostly are archiving data for future use. During the winter, participants count birds at their feeders as long as they are able on two consecutive days per week. We count the maximum number of birds in sight at one time (to avoid repeatedly counting the same birds). This is my third year as a Feederwatcher. It's been tremendously fun, and has interested my daughter in both birds and biology. Monday and yesterday were my first count days here. Here's my data for the count:
Mourning Dove 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern Cardinal 2
House Finch 5 (0 with eye disease)
House Sparrow 10
This is our "back" porch (really a side porch of the house), used only to reach the feeders. The left feeder has a mix of millet and thistle seed; middle has a cardinal mix with lots of sunflower seed and peanuts; right is a suet feeder, and my downy woodpecker is on it!
The view from the corner. The scrub and trees provide nice cover for birds approaching the feeders. There's also a thistle sock hanging from a low branch of the big tree.
Most mornings I sit by the middle window while I do my hand exercises and drink my cocoa. During the day I drape my robe over the chair, so the birds are used to seeing it there. There's another tv tray at the next window-- for the cats.
Mourning Dove 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern Cardinal 2
House Finch 5 (0 with eye disease)
House Sparrow 10
This is our "back" porch (really a side porch of the house), used only to reach the feeders. The left feeder has a mix of millet and thistle seed; middle has a cardinal mix with lots of sunflower seed and peanuts; right is a suet feeder, and my downy woodpecker is on it!
The view from the corner. The scrub and trees provide nice cover for birds approaching the feeders. There's also a thistle sock hanging from a low branch of the big tree.
Most mornings I sit by the middle window while I do my hand exercises and drink my cocoa. During the day I drape my robe over the chair, so the birds are used to seeing it there. There's another tv tray at the next window-- for the cats.
