<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Project FeederWatch Blog</title>
	<atom:link href="http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com</link>
	<description>A winter pastime, a rewarding experience, a valuable contribution.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:25:16 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/f5a90b4184d5a359f65b59abe0c848c5?s=96&#038;d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>Project FeederWatch Blog</title>
		<link>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/osd.xml" title="Project FeederWatch Blog" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>Try something different: Spray millet</title>
		<link>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/try-something-different-spray-millet/</link>
		<comments>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/try-something-different-spray-millet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Project FeederWatch staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FeederWatch Tips]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/?p=696</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Millet may not be the first type of seed that comes to mind when thinking of wild bird feeding. A few members of the FeederWatcher&#8217;s Forum, however, have had some fun recently by putting out sprigs of millet for their birds. Forum member downeylover writes, &#8220;I used twist ties to put out a few sprays [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18251137&amp;post=696&amp;subd=projectfeederwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/try-something-different-spray-millet/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/cb837477665df5749b562361ab4a4352?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">projectfeederwatch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://projectfeederwatch.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/spray-millet-mf-cardinal-238716.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Cardinals with Spray Millet</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Low on birds? Take a look at our live cam!</title>
		<link>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/low-on-birds-take-a-look-at-our-live-cam/</link>
		<comments>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/low-on-birds-take-a-look-at-our-live-cam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Project FeederWatch staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/?p=693</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many FeederWatchers have been lamenting over low bird counts this winter, but not Tammie Haché &#8211; our live FeederWatch Cam host!  If you&#8217;re feeling low on birds, why not watch Tammie&#8217;s feeder for a while? Tammie reports: &#8220;Things are insanely busy at the web cam!  I&#8217;m averaging between 100 and 200 birds at a time [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18251137&amp;post=693&amp;subd=projectfeederwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/low-on-birds-take-a-look-at-our-live-cam/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/cb837477665df5749b562361ab4a4352?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">projectfeederwatch</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Country birds are bigger than city slickers</title>
		<link>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/country-birds-are-bigger-than-city-slickers/</link>
		<comments>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/country-birds-are-bigger-than-city-slickers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Project FeederWatch staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Research News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/?p=684</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Few species do well across a gradient of urbanization from cities to remote farms. Among species that can thrive across these diverse habitats, are there differences between populations found in the city and those in the country? Do urban House Sparrows, for instance, differ from their country cousins? Recent research along the urbanization gradient in Hungary has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18251137&amp;post=684&amp;subd=projectfeederwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/country-birds-are-bigger-than-city-slickers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/cb837477665df5749b562361ab4a4352?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">projectfeederwatch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://projectfeederwatch.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/houspa271641_09-cropped.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">House Sparrow by Randy Harwood</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Bird watching inspiration for 2012</title>
		<link>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/bird-watching-inspiration-for-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/bird-watching-inspiration-for-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Project FeederWatch staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photos & Stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/?p=656</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From your friends at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, here is an inspiring video as we start a new year. Happy 2012.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18251137&amp;post=656&amp;subd=projectfeederwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/bird-watching-inspiration-for-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/cb837477665df5749b562361ab4a4352?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">projectfeederwatch</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Can turkeys read?</title>
		<link>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/can-turkeys-read/</link>
		<comments>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/can-turkeys-read/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Project FeederWatch staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photos & Stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/?p=671</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FeederWatcher Claire Goldthwaite snapped this unlikely photo of Wild Turkeys crossing the road at exactly the right spot. According to Claire, &#8220;Turkeys here are very law-abiding; they observe the Wild Turkey Crossing Zone, single-file of course.  Except when it snows, then they walk up the street.&#8221; Wild Turkey populations have recovered and are now doing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18251137&amp;post=671&amp;subd=projectfeederwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/can-turkeys-read/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/cb837477665df5749b562361ab4a4352?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">projectfeederwatch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://projectfeederwatch.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/wiltur_claire_goldwaite.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">wiltur_Claire_Goldwaite</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tracking the feeding behavior of birds</title>
		<link>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/tracking-the-feeding-behavior-of-birds/</link>
		<comments>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/tracking-the-feeding-behavior-of-birds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Project FeederWatch staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photos & Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/?p=662</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The FeederWatch team continues to explore the feeding behavior of birds. Watch the video for the latest news on our field research. Visit our web site for more information on using RFID technology to track birds. Special thanks to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology&#8217;s Multimedia team for creating this production.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18251137&amp;post=662&amp;subd=projectfeederwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/tracking-the-feeding-behavior-of-birds/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/cb837477665df5749b562361ab4a4352?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">projectfeederwatch</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Twelve Days of FeederWatch</title>
		<link>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/the-twelve-days-of-feederwatch/</link>
		<comments>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/the-twelve-days-of-feederwatch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Project FeederWatch staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photos & Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/?p=645</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FeederWatcher Beth Larson of Ithaca, NY recently shared with us a fun holiday song that she and her son came up with. We thought we would share it with all you FeederWatchers as a fun holiday treat. Beth and her son Jesse (9) just started Project FeederWatch this year. Beth says Jesse “gets so excited [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18251137&amp;post=645&amp;subd=projectfeederwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/the-twelve-days-of-feederwatch/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/cb837477665df5749b562361ab4a4352?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">projectfeederwatch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://projectfeederwatch.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/cropped-rebwoo-286522.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Red-bellied Woodpecker</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Plumage abnormalities result in stunning birds</title>
		<link>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/plumage-abnormalities-result-in-stunning-birds/</link>
		<comments>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/plumage-abnormalities-result-in-stunning-birds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Project FeederWatch staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photos & Stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/?p=634</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FeederWatchers often see birds with unexpected plumage characteristics, many of which are birds that lack pigment in certain feathers. This condition is known as &#8220;leucism&#8221; and can take the form of a few white feathers here and there or a completely pale bird. FeederWatcher Bob Williams of Huntley, Illinois, recently snapped this photo of an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18251137&amp;post=634&amp;subd=projectfeederwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/plumage-abnormalities-result-in-stunning-birds/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/cb837477665df5749b562361ab4a4352?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">projectfeederwatch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://projectfeederwatch.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/amegol_u252170_121.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">amegol_u252170_12</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://projectfeederwatch.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/daejun_235536_uref8808_12a.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">daejun_235536_UREF8808_12a</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Illinois Hummingbird creates a stir</title>
		<link>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/illinois-hummingbird-creates-a-stir/</link>
		<comments>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/illinois-hummingbird-creates-a-stir/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Project FeederWatch staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photos & Stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/?p=614</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine recording a very rare observation for your state &#8212; from your own backyard! When Eric Gyllenhaal and his two sons saw a hummingbird in their Oak Park, Illinois backyard in November, they knew it was unusual. But they likely didn&#8217;t realize the bird that they found would create quite a stir in the birding [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18251137&amp;post=614&amp;subd=projectfeederwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/illinois-hummingbird-creates-a-stir/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/cb837477665df5749b562361ab4a4352?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">projectfeederwatch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://projectfeederwatch.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/brthum_u275433_12_jerry_goldner.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">brthum_u275433_12_Jerry_Goldner</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://projectfeederwatch.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/brthum_u275433_12_jerry_goldner3.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">brthum_u275433_12_Jerry_Goldner3</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://projectfeederwatch.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/brthum_u275433_12_jerry_goldner2.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">brthum_u275433_12_Jerry_Goldner2</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>This year&#8217;s cover model</title>
		<link>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/this-years-cover-model/</link>
		<comments>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/this-years-cover-model/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Project FeederWatch staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photos & Stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/?p=602</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By now you have probably seen the lovely Western Scrub-Jay photo on the cover of this year’s Winter Bird Highlights (you can download it here).  The photo was taken by FeederWatcher Kathie Johnston.  Kathie shared with us a little more about this jay, who is apparently quite a character!  She writes: “We were so thrilled [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18251137&amp;post=602&amp;subd=projectfeederwatch&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/this-years-cover-model/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/cb837477665df5749b562361ab4a4352?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">projectfeederwatch</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://projectfeederwatch.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/wbh-2011-jay-copy.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">WBH 2011 Western Scrub-Jay</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
