The garden bird survey is an annual mid-winter event in New Zealand to track how our birds are doing in our cities, towns, and rural areas. To participate in the 2016 survey, enter your observations onto the form at Landcare Research's garden bird survey website. The results are archived here. ...

A collection of observations of birds carrying food, where the observer's intent is to identify the food item. Caterpillars being fed to nestlings, fish caught by herons and seabirds, birds of prey and their kills, even birds eating seeds.

The Hungry Parrots Project (#HungryParrots) is a project investigating the diet and foraging behaviour of wild parrots in Australia, with plans to expand to the rest of the world. The natural diet of many native parrots is not fully understood, and records are scarce. Parrots are extremely ada...

This project celebrates the use of the plants in our gardens as the food source for the baby insects that support the biodiversity of our local ecosystems. Congratulations on holes and ragged edges on the leaves in your garden! Birds and other animals eat insects, in addition to eating seed...

Lorikeet Paralysis Syndrome (LPS) is a disease occurring in wild rainbow lorikeets that causes the birds to become paralysed and unable to fly. This disease results in thousands of rainbow lorikeets being admitted into care each year across south-eastern Queensland (QLD) and north-eastern New Sou...

If you garden for wildlife in the eastern US, then sumacs (genus Rhus) are a wonderful addition to your yard. These native shrubs make nectar-rich blooms for bees and other pollinators and then fruit for overwintering birds. They have attractive, usually ferny-looking leaves that are resista...

The purpose of this project is to gather information about Bush Stone-curlews that will assist with their conservation in areas where they are still common, and their recovery in areas where they are threatened. This research concentrates on the species in urban and near urban areas, as these ma...

The garden bird survey is an annual mid-winter event in New Zealand to track how our birds are doing in our cities, towns, and rural areas. To participate in the 2017 survey, enter your observations onto the form at Landcare Research's garden bird survey website. The results are archived here. ...

This project archives the garden bird observations made by New Zealanders during the annual garden bird survey The aim of the survey is to monitor long-term population trends of common garden bird species in New Zealand. To participate, people watch birds in their garden for exa...