A wet day of bird data collection 2-25-10

Some nice photos of smaller birds were taken today. The feeders were very active as the birds tried to keep their energy up in the cold and wet weather.

A very wet Blue Jay - Lauren M.

Tree Sparrow - Lauren M

Cardinal - female

Tufted Titmouse

Comparison of Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers 2-23-10

Downy Woodpecker - male

Devonai W.

Hairy Woodpecker - male

Almost identical to Downy Woodpecker, but larger; longer bill.

Project FeederWatch Updates

We have collected data and uploaded it to Cornell's site six times so far this school year.

Next week we'll take a look at the data, look for trends, patterns, and ask interesting questions about the birds that have visited our site.

At right, a red-bellied woodpecker.

Downy woodpecker - GabbyT

American tree sparrow - Kevin B