This week's featured birds are a Downy Woodpecker and Canada Goose.

I typically watch and count birds on Saturday and Sunday. This is my report for 12-13 March 2022.

Bird Watching Notes

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens, ORDER: Piciformes, FAMILY: Picidae)

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Range map for Downy Woodpeckers throughout North America.

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You can learn more about the Downy Woodpecker at the "All About Birds" webpage.

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis, ORDER: Anseriformes, FAMILY: Anatidae)

It is not unusual to find Canada Geese in my backyard.

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But on Sunday morning I spotted two Canada Geese in a tree.

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Range map for Canada Geese throughout North America.

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You can learn more about the Canada Goose at the "All About Birds" webpage.

Bird Counts

My bird counts for the two-day period.

Snapshot from Project FeederWatch Bird Count Summary

Summary of Counts This Season

Snapshot from Project FeederWatch Bird Count Summary

Signing Up for a Season

Project FeederWatch is a great way to introduce children and adults to science and conservation through bird watching.

If you are interested in joining Project FeederWatch this season, you can learn more and sign-up at the Project FeederWatch website. During the season you will need to record your observations during two consecutive days each week.

Sources

All About Birds

Project FeederWatch -- Collecting Bird Counts for North American Continent

eBird -- Collecting Bird Counts from around the World

Crossley ID Guide -- For identifying the birds of North America

Use of Original Photos

The photographs in this post are free to be used by anyone as long as the photo credit is left on the photographs.

Equipment

Item	Name
Camera	Canon EOS 7D
Lens	Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Filters	Tiffen 58mm UV Protection Filter, Tiffen 58MM Circular Polarizer Glass Filter
Tripod	Manfrotto MT190XPRO3 3 Section Aluminum Tripod Legs with Q90 Column (Black)