Behavior Tally Sheet
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1Project FeederWatch
FeederWatch ID number:
Password:
User name:
Tally Sheet
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The 2 consecutive dates of this count are _________ and
Bird Counts
Use the space below to tally the number of individuals of each species
Effort
that you see simultaneously. Report your counts to Project FeederWatch
(do not send in this Tally Sheet). Report only the
at
When did you watch your FeederWatch
highest number seen at one
time—do not add your running tally together.
count site?
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Day 1, morning
Day 2, morning
Species name
Highest number seen at one time
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Day 1, afternoon
Day 2, afternoon
Example: House Finch 3 5 12
12 (enter this number online)
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Estimate the cumulative time you
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watched your FeederWatch count site.
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Less than 1 hour
4+ to 8 hours
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1 to 4 hours
More than 8 hours
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Weather
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Daylight temperature
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Mark the temperature extremes for each
count day. Submit only the extreme low
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and high for the two-day count.
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Low
High
Day Day
Day Day
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2
Temperature
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2
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Under -18°C (under 0°F)
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-18° to -10°C (0° to 14°F)
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-9° to 0°C (15° to 32°F)
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1° to 10°C (33° to 50°F)
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11° to 20°C (51° to 68°F)
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Over 20°C (over 68°F)
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Daylight precipitation
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Indicate the kind of precipitation that
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occurred during the two-day count.
Behavior Interactions
Type
Duration
Use the space below to note if a bird attempted to displace or depredate
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None
Under 1 hour
another bird and if the attempt was successful.
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Rain
1 to 3 hours
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Rain and Snow
3 to 6 hours
Source species
Behavior
Target species
Successful?
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Snow
Over 6 hours
Example: Blue Jay
displaced
American Goldfinch
No
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Total depth of ice/snow cover
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Mark the average conditions during the
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two-day count.
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None
Helpful hints
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Under 5 cm (under 2")
• Under “Species name,” list the birds you see most often. Then make
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5 cm to 15 cm (2" to 6")
copies of your tally sheet.
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Over 15 cm (over 6")
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• Print tally sheets from our website at:
Hard crust or ice covers snow
detailed-instructions/#prepare-a-tally-sheet.
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Snow cover is patchy (less than 50% cover)
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