Bird Cams

Join the Bird Cams team and Project FeederWatch Leader Emma Grieg and Project Assistant Holly Grant for a discussion and live Q&A about the incredible world of winter birds and the amazing discoveries that Project FeederWatch has made thanks to millions of observations submitted by participants from backyards across North America.

American Goldfinches, Pine Siskins, Northern Cardinals, Black-capped Chickadees, a Downy Woodpecker, and an American Tree Sparrow all stop by the Cornell Lab FeederWatch cam as snow falls around them in Sapsucker Woods. Who's visiting your feeders this winter? AllAboutBirds.org/CornellFeeders

Snow is falling, and birds are flocking to our backyard feeders. Join us for a live discussion on the where, why, and how of wintertime bird feeding with Project FeederWatch on Thursday, December 10 at 4 PM ET! Learn more and RSVP to this free webinar below.

Do you see a few streaky brown birds mixed in with the American Goldfinches on the Cornell FeederWatch cam? These small, sharp-billed birds are Pine Siskins, and we don't often see them visit this site. These irruptive finches range widely and erratically across North America each winter in response to seed crops, meaning Pine Siskins may monopolize your thistle feeder one winter and be absent the next. Look for subtle yellow edgings on the wings and tails of their otherwise streaky plumage to help with identification. See who stops by next LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/CornellFeeders

Have you ever seen an Acorn Woodpecker? These striking birds spend much of their time hoarding thousands of acorns by jamming them into specially made holes in trees. You can find them living in oak and mixed oak-evergreen forests on slopes and mountains in the Southwest and West Coast, including the Davis Mountains in West Texas. Watch them LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/TexasHummers