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Bird Study in the Classroom and Out. Horton, Brent. Spring 2005. Volume 19, Number 2:13. View Article.

Deformed Bills: An Update. Johnson, A. M. & L. Newman. Spring 2004. Volume 18, Number 2:16.

Fire, Drought, Beetles, and Birds. Johnson, A. M. & D. Bonter. Winter 2004. Volume 18, Number 1:1, 6-7.

FeederWatching in Hawaii. Johnson, A. M. Summer 2003. Volume 17, Number 3:8.

In Defense of Bird Feeding. Fitzpatrick, J. & A. Dhondt. Spring 2003. Volume 17, Number 2:9. View Article.

Taking Count in the Wake of West Nile Virus. Bonter, D. & W. Hochachka. Spring 2003. Volume 17, Number 2:1. View Article.

Why Count Birds? LaBranche, M. S., M. Chu, & W. Hochachka. Winter 2003. Volume 17, Number 1:6. View Article.

The Ups and Downs of the Evening Grosbeak.  Hochachka, W.  Summer 2002. Volume 16, Number 3:10-11. View Article.

The FeederWatch Faithful: 15 years of dedication. Moskal, M. Spring 2002. Volume 16, Number 2:7. View Article.

The Bear Facts: In Alaska, visiting a bird feeder can be a death sentence for bears. Winckler, B. Winter 2002. Volume 16, Number 1:10. View Article.

What are Those Jays Eating? Northeastern Blue Jays have a fondness for house paint. Johnson, A.M. Summer 2001. Volume 15, Number 3:1, 7. View Article.

Eurasian Collared-Doves Heading Everywhere. Hochachka, W. Winter 2000. Volume 14, Number 1:15-16. View Article.

The Surveys Say...In the quest to understand bird population patterns across North America, what can FeederWatch tell us that traditional surveys cannot? Kammermeier, L. & Hochachka, W. Summer 1999. Volume 13, Number 3:4-5.

Getting Ready for FeederWatching: Do-it-yourself hints and ideas from FeederWatchers. Barker, M. Summer 1999. Volume 13, Number 3:7. View Article.

Mysterious Bill Deformities Seen in Alaskan Chickadees: Biologists search for answers. Barker, M. Spring 1999. Volume 13, Number 2:9-10. View Article.

Foiling Starlings: Here's what works for this West Hartford, Connecticut, FeederWatcher. Cavallero, M. Spring 1999. BirdScope Volume 13, Number 2: 11. View Article.

Distinguishing Chickadee: Refresh your chickadee identification skills. Kammermeier, L. & Kelling, S. Winter 1999. Volume 13, Number 1:5-7. View Article.

Anatomy of a Range Expansion: Tracking the Eurasian Collared-Dove's spread across North America. Hochachka, W. Autumn 1998. Volume 12, Number 4:7. View Article.

Project FeederWatch 1997-98 Early Results: An early analysis of Online FeederWatch data produces top 10 list. Barker, M. & Tessaglia-Hymes, D. Summer 1998. Volume 12, Number 3:8-9. View Article.

FeederWatcher Spots Winter Rarity: One Buff-bellied Hummingbird prefers Florida over Mexico. Barker, M. Summer 1998. Volume 12, Number 3:10. View Article.

The Carolina Wren. Project FeederWatch gets a bird's-eye view. Orton, J. Spring 1998. 12, Number 2:6-7. View Article.

A Growing Partnership: The Lab of Ornithology and Audubon chapters are working together to make Project FeederWatch even more successful. Barker, M. Spring 1998. Volume 12, Number 3:7-8. View Article.

How Important is Calcium to Birds? FeederWatchers produce notable preliminary results about birds' use of calcium. Kast, T. Spring 1998. Volume 11, Number 2:6-7. View Article.

Separating Finches: A close-up view of three look-alike songbirds. Tessaglia, D. & Rosenberg, K. Spring 1997. Volume 11, Number 2:8-9. View Article.

North American Shrikes: A record year for backyard "butcher bird" sightings. Tessaglia, D. Winter 1997. Volume 11, Number 1:3-4. View Article.

FeederWatch...Georgia Style: Tracking feeder-bird trends in the Peach State. Rosenberg, K. Winter 1997. Volume 11, Number 1:5-6. View Article.

Independent Study. A Lab member launches her own House Finch survey. Berger, C. Summer 1996. Volume 10, Number 3:6.

Food for Thought: High-fat meals may keep birds warm. Rosenberg, K. Spring 1996. Volume 10, Number 2:6. View Article.

A Redpoll Perspective: FeederWatch site descriptions shed light on redpoll movements. Wells, J. Winter 1996. Volume 10, Number 1:4. View Article.

Documenting a Disease: FeederWatchers are tracking a still-spreading House Finch epidemic. Dhondt, A. Summer 1995. Volume 9, Number 3:4-5.

Sharp-shinned Hawks and Cooper's Hawks: FeederWatchers are counting more of these streamlined raptors. Rosenberg, K. Summer 1995. Volume 9, Number 3:6.

Tales from the Feeder: Seed Preference Testers tell all. Bonney, R. Spring 1995. Volume 9, Number 2:8.

Finch Disease Spreads North and West: FeederWatchers track outbreak. Dhondt, A. Spring 1995. Volume 9, Number 2:9-10.

Variation in Black-capped Chickadee Group Size: FeederWatch data shed light on the winter biology of this common feeder bird. Dhondt, A. & Lowe, J. Winter 1995. Volume 9, Number 1:7-8. View Article.

Winter Hummingbirds. Rosenberg, K. Winter 1995. Volume 9, Number 1:9-10. View Article.

Seed Preferences: East Versus West. Rosenberg, K. and A. Dhondt. Winter 1995. Volume 9, Number 1. View Article.

More About Milo. Berger, C. Winter 1995. Volume 9, Number 1. View Article.

Birds Like Millet and Milo, Too! Rosenberg, K. and R. Bonney. Autumn 1994. Volume 8, Number 4. View Article.

SPT Shows How Science Works. Bonney, R. Autumn 1994. Volume 8, Number 4. View Article.

Winter Distribution of Harris' Sparrow: A student takes a closer look at Project FeederWatch data. Johnson, T. Summer 1994. Volume 8, Number 3:6-7. View Article.

Winter 1993-94: The Year of the Redpoll? Winter finches were the highlight of the FeederWatch season. Rosenberg, K. Summer 1994. Volume 8, Number 3:7. View Article.

Meet the Pyrrhuloxia: Don't confuse this handsome finch with a female cardinal. Rosenberg, K. Spring 1994. Volume 8, Number 2:5-6.

FeederWatch Regional Highlights. Tessaglia, D. & Rosenberg, K. Winter 1994. Volume 8, Number 1:6-7.


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