2014 Winter Bird Feeder Survey
Survey Period: Choose two days between Thursday, January 9 and Sunday, January 12
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2014 Winter Bird Feeder Survey
Survey Period: Choose two days between Thursday, January 9 and Sunday, January 12
Instructions:
- Watch birds for two daysduring the survey period. Count birds at least four times on each day.
2014 Winter Bird Feeder Survey
Survey Period: Choose two days between Thursday, January 9 and Sunday, January 12
- Record the greatest number of species feeding together at one time. Example: If you see six goldfinches at 10 a.m. but later see a group of 12, record 12 goldfinches.
- Only count birds seen at or
2014 Winter Bird Feeder Survey
Survey Period: Choose two days between Thursday, January 9 and Sunday, January 12
- around your feeders – flybys don’t count!
- SAVE A STAMP: enter results as an email attachment
2014 Winter Bird Feeder Survey
Survey Period: Choose two days between Thursday, January 9 and Sunday, January 12
- Always give numbered responses. If you can’t make an exact count, record your best estimate.
- Birds are listed by category, not alphabetically, to group together similar species.
- Results published in the Wildlife Diversity Program’s newsletter, “The WildSide,” and the November/December issue of “Outdoor Oklahoma.”
2014 Winter Bird Feeder Survey
Survey Period: Choose two days between Thursday, January 9 and Sunday, January 12
Complete all parts of this survey:
1. Name
Address
City Zip
County Phone #
2. Have you participated in this survey before?
No Yes, How many years?
3. Describe your ability to identify winter birds:
Excellent (identify 40 + birds)
Good (identify 21 - 40 birds)
Fair (identify 1 - 20 birds)
4. Mark the statement that best describes the area within a 200-yard radius of your yard. Only choose one.
A. Suburban area with small to moderate-sized trees.
B. Suburban area with many large and mature trees.
C. Neighborhood bordering or near rural area.
D. Rural in an agricultural area.
E. Rural in a forested area.
5. Check the following descriptions that best fit the areawhere your feeder is located.
A. Evergreen Cover:
Little or none Moderate Abundant
B. Winter Food Plants:
Little or none
Moderate
Abundant
C. Is water readily available (bird bath, pond, etc)?
Yes No
D. What other features are offered for birds?
Brushpile Dense shrubbery
Roost boxes Snags
6. Check the type of feeder(s) in your yard.
Corn Thistle Suet/Miracle Meal
Millet Fruit Sunflower
Milo Mixed Seeds
Other
2014 Winter Bird Feeder Survey
Survey Period: Choose two days between Thursday, January 9 and Sunday, January 12
7. Record the greatest number of birds seen at your feeders at any one time over the course of two days.
Use numbers, not checkmarks.
2014 Winter Bird Feeder Survey
Survey Period: Choose two days between Thursday, January 9 and Sunday, January 12
Northern Bobwhite
White winged Dove
Rock Dove (pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Inca Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Flicker (all races)
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Bewick’s Wren
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
European Starling
Northern Cardinal
Eastern Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Fox Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Harris’s Sparrow
House Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Brewer’s Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle
Meadowlark
(eastern & western)
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Purple Finch (easily confused with House Finch)
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
2014 Winter Bird Feeder Survey
Survey Period: Choose two days between Thursday, January 9 and Sunday, January 12
List other birds seen at feeders:
List other birds seen in the yard but not at feeders:
Return Survey by email attachment to by February 8, 2014
Mail To: Winter Bird Feeder Survey, Wildlife Diversity Program, PO Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 7315