YOU Did It: Thank You for Logging Thousands of Birds!
We are in our seventh and FINAL survey window, which started on Sunday April 4 and runs through Saturday April 24. Rosy-finches are on the move throughout the West, and observations have been on the uptick!
This project and conservation of rosy-finches is not possible without your contributions to the Feeder Counts. We are so grateful you tuned in and joined us this season. On behalf of some of the many project partners, we THANK YOU!
Crunching data gathered this season is underway. We are on track to collect more than 1,000 Feeder Count datasheets, representing seven states, and over 100 volunteers. We have logged thousands of birds, including all three species of rosy-finch. Our project biologists have safely captured and banded hundreds of rosy-finches, which we will continue to track through our RFID-enabled feeders.
Volunteer Feedback
Feedback from our community scientists is incredible valuable. Please consider taking this online volunteer feedback survey. Your responses will be used to improve the Project next season. Response to all questions are optional and the survey is anonymous. You may leave your name and contact information if you would like follow-up from the Team. Thank you!
If you'd like to see more community- and science-based conservation in the West and are in a place to share resources, please donate to the Rosy-finch Project today. If you're unable to donate, we deeply appreciate you volunteering or sharing our work with loved ones.
Thank you so much for your support. This work depends on the generosity of our community of donors, volunteers, and supporters.
Rosy-Finch Rewards
Pam Sanders - Dubois, Wyoming
Pam learned about the project from Russ Norvell, our project partner with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. They have been friends for many decades, and Russ knew they were lucky to be home to many rosy-finches in the winter! Pam’s favorite birds are the chickadees, because they hang out while she enjoys summer cocktails outdoors!
Joe and Barb Potenzano - Laramie, Wyoming
“We have watched these birds swarm our deck in the winter for the last ten years and wanted to learn more. We were always amazed how they were here during the coldest time. They would sit on the windowsill and deck railing so Joe built them a perch over the deck windowsill!” Joe's favorite birds are the jays and Barb is intrigued by small falcons and owls.
Kerry Griffith - Park City, Utah
“I grew up with birding parents which makes me a lifelong, if casual inexpert, birder.” Kerry heard about the Rosy-Finch study through his son Ian, the Project’s University of Utah intern. Kerry has yet to see a rosy-finch, but we are still grateful for his participation and are crossing our fingers for next year!
Great Blue Heron, one of Kerry’s favorite birds. © Kerry Griffith
Chris Reisinger - Taylorsville, Utah
“I was interested in the Rosy-Finch Project because I love citizen science. Public involvement is one of the best ways to get more people interested in science, engaged with their community, and caring about nature around us. My favorite bird species is probably the red-breasted nuthatch. They are one of my favorites to watch in my backyard. Thanks for letting me be a part of the project!”
Janet Tate - Cottonwood Heights, Utah
“The Rosy-Finch project interested me because I had been on a couple of the Alta bird watching trips with Bryant Olsen from Tracy Aviary. I had been to the town hall in Alta watching birds, too, and I had seen the black rosy-finches. I remember the first bird I identified at Yellowstone National Park in the late 70's. It had black spots and spots of yellow, and now it seems simple to identify, an Audubon's or yellow-rumped warbler.”