Citizen Science: Project FeederWatch -- Count #05 Report 2019-2020 Season w/Original Photos
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Citizen science is a great way to involve children and adults in discovery and contribute to scientific research and conservation. Project FeederWatch through Cornell University is a great way to get involved in citizen science. You can learn more at the [Project FeederWatch](http://feederwatch.org) website. I typically watch birds on Saturday and Sunday. This is my report for 7-8 December 2019. <center>  </center> <center>  </center> The 2019-2020 season goes through 3 April 2020. # Weather ### Saturday, 7 December 2019 Saturday was sunny. High: 53 (F) / 11 (C) Low: 27 (F) / -2 (C) Winds from the South Average Wind Speed: 15.1 mph Highest Gust: 34 mph ### Sunday, 8 December 2019 Sunday was mostly cloudy. High: 49 (F) / 9 (C) Low: 32 (F) / 0 (C) Winds from the South Average Wind Speed: 5.2 mph Highest Gust: 22 mph # Bird Watching Notes Each morning the first birds to my feeders were the Mourning Doves and the American Goldfinches. ### Mourning Dove <center>  *Original Photo* </center> Range map for Mourning Doves throughout North America. <center> https://d1ia71hq4oe7pn.cloudfront.net/photo/32321521-480px.jpg [Image Source](https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mourning_Dove) </center> You can learn more about the [Mourning Dove at the "All About Birds"](https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mourning_Dove) webpage. ### American Goldfinch <center>  *Original Photo* </center> Range map for American Goldfinches throughout North America. <center> https://d1ia71hq4oe7pn.cloudfront.net/photo/63179501-480px.jpg [Image Source](https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Goldfinch) </center> You can learn more about the [American Goldfinch at the "All About Birds"](https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Goldfinch) webpage. ### Hairy Woodpecker <center>  *Original Photo* </center> Range map for Hairy Woodpeckers throughout North America. <center> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/assets/photo/31947571-480px.jpg [Image Source](https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hairy_Woodpecker) </center> You can learn more about the [Hairy Woodpecker at the "All About Birds"](https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hairy_Woodpecker) webpage. ### Blue Jay <center>  *Original Photo* </center> <center>  *Original Photo* </center> <center>  *Original Photo* </center> <center>  *Original Photo* </center> Range map for Blue Jays throughout North America. <center> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/PHOTO/LARGE/cyan_cris1_AllAm_map.gif [Image Source](https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue_Jay/id) </center> You can learn more about the [Blue Jay at the "All About Birds"](https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue_Jay/id) webpage. ### House Finch <center>  *Original Photo* </center> Range map for House Finches throughout North America. <center> https://d1ia71hq4oe7pn.cloudfront.net/photo/32312711-480px.jpg [Image Source](https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Finch) </center> You can learn more about the [House Finch at the "All About Birds"](https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Finch) webpage. ### Northern Cardinal <center>  *Original Photo* </center> <center>  *Original Photo* </center> Range map for Northern Cardinals throughout North America. <center> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/assets/photo/32322661-480px.jpg [Image Source](https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Cardinal) </center> You can learn more about the [Northern Cardinal at the "All About Birds"](https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Cardinal) webpage. # Bird Counts My bird counts for the two-day period 7-8 December 2019. <center>  *Snapshot from [Project FeederWatch](http://feederwatch.org) Bird Count Summary* </center> # Interactions No interactions observed. # Summary of Counts This Season <center>  *Snapshot from [Project FeederWatch](http://feederwatch.org) Bird Count Summary* </center> # Signing Up for the 2019-2020 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](http://feederwatch.org) website. During the 21 week season you will need to record your observations during two consecutive days each week. # Previous Project FeederWatch Post [Citizen Science: Project FeederWatch -- Count #04 Report 2019-2020 Season w/Original Photos](https://steemit.com/science/@etcmike/citizen-science-project-feederwatch-count-04-report-2019-2020-season-w-original-photos) # Sources [All About Birds](https://www.allaboutbirds.org) [Project FeederWatch](http://feederwatch.org) -- Collecting Bird Counts for North American Continent [eBird](https://ebird.org/home) -- Collecting Bird Counts from around the World [Crossley ID Guide](https://amzn.to/2IkAqAQ) -- For identifying the birds of North America [National Oceanic and Atmosheric Administration](www.noaa.gov) -- For weather data [The Weather Channel](www.weather.com) -- For weather data # Use of Original Photos *I used the SteemIt icon in my photo credit to indicate these photographs were originally posted on SteemIt.* *The photographs in this post are free to be used by anyone as long as the photo credit is left on the photographs.* # Photo/Video Editing Video editing performed with [Adobe Primiere Elements 2018](http://amzn.to/2ACD1Fx). 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