Citizen Science: Project FeederWatch -- Week #06 Report 2021-2022 Season
This weeks featured birds are a Downy Woodpecker and White-breasted Nuthatch. How do you like to eat shelled peanuts? These two birds have their own preferred ways of eating shelled peanuts.
I typically watch birds on Saturday and Sunday. This is my report for 11-12 December 2021.
Bird Watching Notes
Downy Woodpecker
The Downy Woodpecker eats shelled peanuts right-side up.
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
The White-breasted Nuthatch enjoys eating shelled peanuts upside down.
Original Photo
Original Photo
Original Photo
Original Photo
Original Photo
Even when using a different knot in the tree the White-breasted Nuthatch prefers eating upside down.
Original Photo
Original Photo
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 the 2021-2022 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
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Awesome shots of Downy Woodpeckers! You captured them perfectly dear sir Mike. Sorry I'm late for this post.
Hello @etcmike… Here we have one very similar to the second of your photos, it is a little bigger and we call it a tile.
Doing great work.
Greetings @etcmike, that white chest has a very attractive blue and white contrast. Good catch.
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Hi @etcmike, I hadn't seen this one, I've seen one with a similar name but it's brown with a white chest.
It is fascinating that similar yet different birds can be found in various part of the world.
Steem on,
Mike