Originally Posted by kai

Have you guys heard of Project FeederWatch? It seems like a neat program, although there is a $15 fee to particpate. It seems odd to pay for the novelty of collecting data for them, but thats OK. I've joined in order to force me to learn my birds better. However, I've hit a snag- the big, fat squirrels that we have here tend to raid the feeder as soon as I fill it. And when the feeder is empty, i have no birds but when the feeder is full, I have a grand central station type of birding location right on my back deck- and i can sit in the sunroom, in the comfort of an afghan on my couch, and keep a tally.