Thanksgiving Window Watch
Count
Name___________________________
Address_________________________
_______________________________
_______________State___Zip_______
1. Date of count: 26 November 2009
2. Start time (count for 1 hr.)__________
3. Temperature at start______________
4. Weather: (a) Sunny; (b) Partly cloudy;
(c) Cloudy; (d) Rain; (e) Snow, sleet.
5. Wind: (a) None, or very gentle;
(b) Moderate; (c) Strong or very strong.
6. Habitat: (a) Crowded residential; (b) Residential;
(c) Suburban; (d) Rural, fields, croplands nearby;
(e) Rural, mostly woods.
| Birds | Number Seen in the Circle | Number Seen Outside Circle |
| Mourning Dove | ||
| Northern Flicker | ||
| Red-bell. Woodpecker | ||
| Downy Woodpecker | ||
| Hairy Woodpecker | ||
| Blue Jay | ||
| American Crow | ||
| Carolina Chickadee | ||
| Black-capped Chickadee | ||
| Tufted Titmouse | ||
| White-breasted Nuthatch | ||
| Carolina Wren | ||
| Northern Mockingbird | ||
| European Starling | ||
| House Sparrow | ||
| Common Grackle | ||
| Northern Cardinal | ||
| Purple Finch | ||
| House Finch | ||
| Pine Siskin | ||
| American Goldfinch | ||
| Eastern Towhee | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco | ||
| Chipping Sparrow | ||
| White-throated Spar. | ||
| Song Sparrow | ||
| OTHERS: | ||
Select a circular area 15 feet in diameter, preferably one which includes feeders, bird baths, or habitat that attracts birds. Imagine that the circle extends upward as a cylinder. Count the number of birds of each species that come into this cylinder during the hour. Try to judge the actual number of birds, not the number of visits, by counting the number of birds you see in the circle initially and adding others only if you know they are different individuals that have entered the circle. If you see birds in the circle that are not included on the list, please write the names under "others." If you wish to list birds seen outside the cylinder, list them under "outside."
Mail completed Window Watch form (and a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you want a report of the results) to:
Thanksgiving Window Watch
Thelma Dalmas
1230 Viewmont Dr.
Evington, VA 24550
During 2007, 145 participants from 24 states took part in the Thanksgiving Window Watch. Sixty-four species were reported, with the top five most often reported birds being
Tufted Titmouse
American Goldfinch
Northern Cardinal
Carolina Chickadee
Mourning Dove
During 2008, 154 participants were involved in the window watch.