Beautiful pictures, mike, great resource for children (and adults as well). Bird watching has a long tradition especially in the anglo world. I remember reading a lot about ornithology when I was a young boy, I found it fascinating. I do not think the French (for instance) have ever taken a particular interest in birds. I would be curious to understand why bird watching as an activity and interest figures so differently from one culture to another
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I think some of the bird watching has to do with the variety of birds in the area. Being observant of nature is something innate in people who do not live in cities.
Project FeederWatch encompasses both bird watching and conservation efforts. I mainly do it in the cold winter months because you find yourself inside a lot but also looking outside a lot too. It just seems to fit for now. With the dull and bleak colors of winter it is pleasant to see birds with vibrant colors from time to time.
The statistics gathered from the data Project FeederWatch participants enter is also interesting to me. My background is physics and math. Getting the reports generated from the Project FeederWatch data is fun to read. And knowing I play a part in supplying some of the data is rewarding too.
Here is a map of the Project FeederWatch participants:
In the central part of the continent where my FeederWatch site is located there are not as many observers as elsewhere. From a scientific point of view, this may make my data even more important to the statistical efforts of the Project FeederWatch researchers.
Have a great weekend!
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Mike
What do you use for visualisation, Leaflet?
The Project FeederWatch website has a map of all the participants' feeder site.
I just used the Windows "Snipping Tool" to take a snapshot of it.
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Mike
On a different topic, seeing that you did answer yet not upvote my comment what should I infer: