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| Common redpolls at feeder, © Susumu Kishihara |
Fantastic news! So far, almost 900 people from across the commonwealth have reported their results from Mass Audubon’s 2014 Focus on Feeders event, which took place over the weekend of February 1 & 2. To everyone who has submitted their results we send a hearty Thank You for participating! If you have not yet done so, please enter your results online or send in the Report Form before the February 28th deadline.
We will have lots more to results to share with you once all the Reports are in. In the meantime, enjoy your winter feeder visitors. Right now, outside the window, we have three Eastern Bluebirds on suet, and two Downy Woodpeckers and a White-breasted Nuthatch fighting for some food before the snow flies. We hope your feeders are doing as well!
Highlights From the Results to Date
860 people reported how many feeders they have, and that is an average of 4 feeders per yard, with a high of 44 feeders in one yard, and a total of 3,560 feeders watched that day.
Seed type reported:
The most popular feed was sunflower, although suet was a close second. Have a look at this graph:
Most numerous species:
| Species |
Total |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
792 |
| Dark-eyed Junco |
722 |
| Northern Cardinal |
722 |
| Tufted Titmouse |
705 |
| Downy Woodpecker |
694 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch |
651 |
| Mourning Dove |
618 |
| Blue Jay |
617 |
| American Goldfinch |
585 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
436 |
| Carolina Wren |
434 |
Species recorded the fewest times:
| Species |
Total |
| Northern Flicker |
216 |
| American Tree Sparrow |
194 |
| Purple Finch |
181 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
163 |
| Eastern Bluebird |
151 |
| Wild Turkey |
134 |
| Rock Pigeon |
83 |
| Northern Mockingbird |
75 |
| Pine Siskin |
71 |
| Common Redpoll |
68 |
| Evening Grosbeak |
55 |
Most common write-in species:
It looks like it is time to add Hairy Woodpecker to the “regular list” as they seem to be the most common “write-in” species. This species has enjoyed tremendous growth over the last 20 years. The same goes for Cooper’s Hawks.
Thank you again for your participation, and if you haven’t submitted
your results yet, please add your observations to our growing
feeder watch database before the February 28 deadline!
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