Community Bird Counts

Lehigh Gap Area Feeder Watch

An annual tradition since 1998, the Lehigh Gap Area Feeder Watch is a community-supported effort to monitor winter bird populations in our region. Do you have at least one bird feeder in your yard and live within 15 miles of Lehigh Gap Nature Center? If so, we invite you to participate during the second weekend of February each year!

As a volunteer Feeder Watcher, you will observe your backyard bird feeder(s), record your bird sightings, and submit your data to Lehigh Gap Nature Center. Select one day out of 3 to count and share your sightings via online form, mail, or email. Please follow the instructions below:

1. Check your location.

Anyone who lives within a 15 mile radius of Lehigh Gap Nature Center is welcome to participate in this count. Please refer to the map below make sure you are located within the count circle. Or view the map here.

2. Pick a date.

You may choose either Friday, Saturday, or Sunday during the second week of February to do your Feeder Watch count. Please only select one of these three dates.

3. Observe, identify, and count.

On the date you select, please spend some time throughout the day watching your bird feeder(s), and identify and count all of the birds you observe. For each species, record the maximum number of each species seen at one time. This way, you will avoid counting the same birds more than once.

4. Submit your data.

Please use either the online form or the PDF below to share your observations with Lehigh Gap Nature Center. Open the form to view the deadline to submit your data.