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Did you know that our Common Feeder Birds Interactive tool tells you the food and feeder preferences of nearly 100 feeder birds? You can use this tool to attract even more birds to your feeder. Check it out here: https://t.co/4jeU0vXKEt

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The bird from earlier today was a Palm Warbler. While this bird doesn't necessarily visit feeders, you can create a bird friendly backyard for migrating or wintering Palm Warblers this fall by planting native plants.

📷: Shirley Rushforth Guinn

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Can you ID this bird? Take your guess and stay tuned for the reveal later today. Hint: though it's name might imply it is a tropical bird, it has one of the northernmost breeding range of all warblers.

📷: Shirley Rushforth Guinn

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Bushtits are almost always found in lively flocks. They often hang upside down to pick at insects or spiders on the undersides of leaves. They may visit feeders in their west coast range for sunflower seeds, mealworms, peanuts, suet, and more.

📷: Bill Wuerthele

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The bird from earlier today was a Red-cockaded Woodpecker. Their habitat—old pines with very little understory—was shaped by the region’s frequent lightning fires. Have you ever seen a Red-cockaded Woodpecker?

📷: Chuck Gehringer

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Can you ID this bird? Take a guess and stay tuned for the reveal later today. Hint: This woodpecker may not be the species you think it is - it is a threatened species typically found in the Southeast's once-vast longleaf pine stands.

📷: Chuck Gehringer

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The new season of FeederWatch is coming! If you haven't yet, check out our Join or Renew page here to sign up for the next season. (Note: Check whether you are signed up for the current season on our website, at the top of your FeederWatch Data Homepage.) https://t.co/1FZ1J6NucZ

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Wondering about the start and end dates of Project FeederWatch? Each year, we'll be starting the season on November 1st and ending the season April 30th. We don't plan on changing these dates, so feel free to mark your calendars!
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Do you offer any water features for birds? Bird baths can provide space for bathing and drinking. If the bath is on the ground, consider arranging a few branches/stones in the water so that birds can stand on them & drink without getting wet.

📷: Acorn Woodpecker by Steve Pearl

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Baltimore Orioles are bright colored birds that will often visit feeders for fruit or sugar water. You can even cut oranges in half and hang them from trees to invite orioles into your yard. Do you see orioles in your yard?

📷: Shirley Rushforth Guinn

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Carolina Chickadees look extremely similar to Black-capped Chickadees. One of the easiest ways to tell them apart is by their range, but for those who live in the zone of overlap, it gets tricky. Here are some ID tips: https://t.co/xh14SDKNLE

📷: Carolina Chickadee | Bob Vuxinic

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Common Ground Doves are smaller than one might think - roughly the size of a sparrow! Found in parts of the southern US, they will often come to feeders or the ground below feeders for cracked corn, millet, hulled sunflower seeds, and more.

📷: Marie Lehmann

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Carolina Wrens are often heard before they are seen, with their loud teakettle-teakettle song. They may visit feeders, especially if suet, peanut hearts, mealworms, or more is offered. Are their Carolina Wrens in your yard?

📷: Janice Davis

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Can you ID these birds? Take your guess and stay tuned for the reveal later today. Hint: This species is found in the western US. One of the birds pictured here is in adult breeding plumage, the other is likely a juvenile begging for food.

📷: Steve Pearl

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Interested in sharing our project or presenting seminars on Project FeederWatch? You can help spread the word by sharing one of our premade slideshows, promotional videos, and more. Check out our promo material here:

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Anna's Hummingbirds, found along the Pacific Coast, have sparkling pink throats. They often come to hummingbird feeders for sugar water. You can mix your own hummingbird food using one part sugar to four parts water - just remember not to use any red dye.

Photo: Stephen Pearl

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White-throated Sparrows sing a wavering Oh-sweet-canada song that is often heard in forest habitat during the breeding season. At feeders, they'll eat cracked corn, millet, sunflower seeds, and more. Do you see White-throated Sparrows at your feeder?

📷: Laura Marzola

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Have you ever heard the sounds of a cat calling in a bush, but only ever saw a bird fly out? Perhaps you heard a Gray Catbird! Gray Catbirds are relatives of mockingbirds & thrashers, & they share that group’s vocal abilities. Have you heard them in your yard?
📷: Chuck Gehringer

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Size is one of the most distinguishing traits between Downy (left) and Hairy (right) Woodpeckers, but it can be hard to tell the difference when the two are not side by side. Here's a great look at the difference!

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Chipping Sparrows regularly come to feeders if sunflower seeds, nyjer, cracked corn, millet, or more is offered. You may see them eat on open ground near trees or shrubs - habitat that may also encourage them to nest in your yard. Do Chipping Sparrows visit you?

📷: Bob Vuxinic