ACL’s Project FeederWatch Tally Sheet	

Name(s): ________________________________________________________________________________

The dates of this count are ______________________AND/OR ______________________.	
Bird Counts	

Use the space below to tally the number of individuals of each species that you see simultaneously. 
Hand in your counts to the 
Youth Service’s Desk!	

Effort	

When did you watch this FeederWatch count site?
____ Day 1, morning
____ Day 1, afternoon
____ Day 2, morning
____ Day 2, afternoon

Estimate the cumulative time that you watched this FeederWatch count site.
____ Less than 1 hour
____ 1 to 4 hours
____ 4+ to 8 hours
____ More than 8 hours	

Snow depth	

Mark the average conditions during the two-day count.
____ None
____ Under 5 cm (under 2")
____ 5 cm to 15 cm (2" to 6")
____ Over 15 cm (over 6")	

Eye disease	

Watch for eye disease in House Finches, Purple Finches, Evening Grosbeaks, or goldfinches and note how many birds you see with the disease at one time.	

	Species name	
Highest number seen at one time	

 Example: House Finch      3  5  12                             12 (enter this # online) 	

 	

 	

 	

 	

 	

 	

	

	

	

	

	

	

 Behavior Interactions (OPTIONAL)	

 Use the space below to note if a bird attempted to displace or depredate	

another bird and if the attempt was successful.	

 Source species             Behavior           Target species         Successful?	

 Example: Blue Jay       displaced             American Goldfinch      No	

	

 	

	

Quick Instructions:

1.	Visit our count site at ACL Main Children’s Courtyard and choose a spot at our courtyard windows, or on a courtyard bench to wait and watch quietly and as motionless as possible.
*Please be courteous and considerate of other bird watchers and remain physically distanced.

2.	Choose a count day between Nov. 14th – Ap. 9th, on a Friday OR Saturday, from 10 AM – 6 PM 

3.	Count your birds -  
•	Please count birds attracted to food or water you provided
•	birds attracted to fruits or ornamental plantings
•	hawks and other predatory birds that are attracted by the
•	birds at your feeders
•	But do not count -birds that simply fly over the count site OR birds seen on non-count day.

              4. Record behaviors - (Optional)
              5. Submit data by turning your Tally Sheet in at the Youth Service’s Desk