Thanks to Dana from the OS group

I just got this from feederwatch. ..we are participating and are really
enjoying it even though the official count season has not yet begun.
My children are learning so much! In the wild bird store yesterday,
they were passing out bird stickers. My three year old asked for a
chickadee and the staff were very much impressed as he jabbered on
about his favorite birds. Anyway, here is the information.

Project FeederWatch needs your help to keep track of the birds at your
feeders this winter. Count birds as often as two days each week from
November 11 to April 6. Your counts will help scientists monitor
changes
in feeder bird populations. New participants receive a research kit
with
easy to follow instructions, the FeederWacther' s handbook, a
bird-identification poster, a calendar, and a subscription to the
newsletter of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (U.S.) or Bird Studies
Canada (Canada). For more information or to sign up in the U.S., please
visit http://www.birds. cornell.edu/ pfw/ or call (800) 843-2473; if in
Canada, please visit http://www.bsc- eoc.org/national /pfw.html or call
(888) 448-2473. A $15 fee ($35 in Canada) makes the program possible.

http://www.birds. cornell.edu/ pfw
http://www.birds. cornell.edu/ pfw/News/ PressReleaseAutu mn06.