Tally Sheet - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Project FeederWatch<br />

<strong>Tally</strong> <strong>Sheet</strong><br />

Effort<br />

When did you watch your FeederWatch<br />

Count Site?<br />

q Day 1, morning q Day 1, afternoon<br />

q Day 2, morning q Day 2, afternoon<br />

Estimate the cumulative time you<br />

watched your FeederWatch Count Site.<br />

q Less than 1 hour q 4+ to 8 hours<br />

q 1 to 4 hours q More than 8 hours<br />

Weather<br />

Daylight temperature<br />

Mark the temperature extremes for each<br />

count day. Submit only the extreme low<br />

and high for the two-day count.<br />

Low High<br />

Day Day Day Day<br />

1 2 Temperature 1 2<br />

q q Under -18°C (under 0°F) q q<br />

q q -18° to -10°C (0° to 14°F) q q<br />

q q -9° to 0°C (15° to 32°F) q q<br />

q q 1° to 10°C (33° to 50°F) q q<br />

q q 11° to 20°C (51° to 68°F) q q<br />

q q Over 20°C (over 68°F) q q<br />

Daylight precipitation<br />

Indicate the kind <strong>of</strong> precipitation that occurred<br />

during the two-day count.<br />

Type Duration<br />

q None q Under 1 hour<br />

q Rain q 1 to 3 hours<br />

q Rain and Snow q 3 to 6 hours<br />

q Snow q Over 6 hours<br />

Total depth <strong>of</strong> ice/snow cover<br />

Mark the average conditions during the<br />

two-day count.<br />

q None<br />

q Under 5 cm (under 2")<br />

q 5 cm to 15 cm (2" to 6")<br />

q Over 15 cm (over 6")<br />

q Hard crust or ice covers snow<br />

q Snow cover is patchy (less than 50% cover)<br />

FeederWatch ID number: Online password: Online login name:<br />

The dates <strong>of</strong> this count are ___________ and ___________<br />

Use the space below to tally the number <strong>of</strong> each bird species you see at<br />

one time. Report your highest counts to Project FeederWatch using online<br />

or paper data forms (do not send in the tally sheet). Report only the highest<br />

number seen at one time—do not add your counts together.<br />

Species name Highest number seen at one time<br />

House Finch 3 5 12 (Example—report 12 House Finches)<br />

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Helpful hints<br />

• Under “Species name,” list the birds you see most <strong>of</strong>ten. Then make<br />

copies <strong>of</strong> your tally sheet.<br />

• Print tally sheets from our web site at:<br />

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Quick Instructions<br />

1. Select your Count Site<br />

Choose a portion <strong>of</strong> your yard that is easy to monitor, typically an<br />

area that is visible from your home.<br />

2. Choose your Count Days Select two consecutive days within each count period (paper<br />

forms) or week (online). Counts must be at least five days apart<br />

(leave at least five days when you do not count between each <strong>of</strong><br />

your two-day counts).<br />

3. How to count<br />

4. What to count<br />

5. Report your counts<br />

6. Optional reports<br />

Record the maximum number <strong>of</strong> each species visible at any one<br />

time during your two-day count. Do not add your counts together!<br />

Please count<br />

• all <strong>of</strong> the individuals <strong>of</strong> each species in view at any one time<br />

• birds attracted to food or water you provided<br />

• birds attracted to fruits or ornamental plantings<br />

• hawks and other predatory birds that are attracted by the<br />

birds at your feeders<br />

But do not count<br />

• birds that simply fly over the count site<br />

• birds seen on non-count days<br />

Submit your data to Project FeederWatch via the Internet at<br />

www.feederwatch.org or using a paper data booklet. This tally<br />

sheet is for your own record-keeping and cannot be used for<br />

submitting data.<br />

To report rare, sick, or unusual birds or to submit comments, follow<br />

links to the appropriate forms on the data entry home page<br />

or include notes with your data booklet. At the end <strong>of</strong> each season,<br />

please describe your count site by following the "Your Count<br />

Site" link from the data entry home page or filling out the Count<br />

Site Description Form in your data booklet.<br />

For complete instructions see Instruction Booklet,<br />

or go to www.feederwatch.org and click on the "Instructions" button.<br />

For assistance, contact the Project FeederWatch <strong>of</strong>fice in your country.<br />

United States<br />

<strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Lab</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ornithology</strong><br />

159 Sapsucker Woods Road<br />

Ithaca, New York 14850<br />

(607) 254–2427<br />

www.feederwatch.org<br />

Data entry questions: pfwonline@cornell.edu<br />

Bird-related questions: feederwatch@cornell.edu<br />

©2009 <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Lab</strong>oratory <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ornithology</strong><br />

Canada<br />

Bird Studies Canada<br />

P.O. Box 160<br />

Port Rowan, Ontario N0E 1M0<br />

(888) 448–BIRD (2473)<br />

www.bsc-eoc.org/volunteer/pfw<br />

email address: pfw@bsc-eoc.org<br />

Project FeederWatch is a research and education project <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Lab</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ornithology</strong> and Bird Studies Canada.