Project FeederWatch Annual Report 1996-97
All quiet on the eastern front; a banner year for unusual sightings in the West

Negative Data Have Positive Value
What you don't see is just as important as what you do see

A Flurry of Finches
North American Winter Finch Survey—the extraordinary'97-'98 season

Anatomy of a Range Expansion.
The tale of the Eurasian Collared-Dove.

FeederWatcher Spots Winter Rarity
One Buff-bellied Hummingbird prefers Florida over Mexico

House Finch Eye Disease Heads Steadily West
What will happen next with the eye infections epidemic in House Finches?

House Finch Disease Update
Avian eye disease continues to spread through eastern and midwestern finch populations

What's wrong with that bird's eyes?
Avian conjunctivitis.

FeederWatchers Study Finch Disease Outbreak

Separating Finches
A close-up view of three look-alike songbirds

FeederWatchers' Notebook: Shrike ID
Can you tell these shrikes apart?

North American Shrikes
A record year for backyard "butcher bird" Sightings

FeederWatch...Georgia Style
Tracking feeder-bird trends in the Peach State

The Rise and Fall of the Varied Thrush
Tracking the ups and downs of a popular West Coast songbird.

A Redpoll Perspective
FeederWatch site descriptions shed light on redpoll movements.

FeederWatch Feature Bird: Winter Hummingbirds