# Project FeederWatch

> Education

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1439222765](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1439222765)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1439222765`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Cornell University
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (68 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.5.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-17
- **First published:** 2019-11-25
- **Size:** 63 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/project-feederwatch/id1439222765)
- **Website:** [https://feederwatch.org/about/project-overview/](https://feederwatch.org/about/project-overview/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://privacy.cornell.edu/information-use-cornell](https://privacy.cornell.edu/information-use-cornell)

## Description

Project FeederWatch is a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada that invites participation from winter feeder observers across North America. The FeederWatch Mobile App lets members report birds at their count sites, track sightings in real time, and access an archive of past counts, feeding data into the continent's largest feeder-bird database to support science and conservation.

With seamless syncing to the web, the app helps users identify species, learn which foods and feeder types work best for local birds, and contribute to ongoing research. Your reports empower researchers, educators, and conservationists and help protect birds year after year.

## Rankings

- #183,210 — Overall

## Review summary

The app is easy to use and informative with helpful bird data and improvements after updates, but a participation fee, reliability problems (crashes, data loss, login issues), and connection problems significantly affect the user experience.

### Pros

- Easy to use and straightforward for logging sightings.
- Useful data summaries and bird information (species lists, profiles, photos/sounds).
- Improvements after updates with better stability and responsive support.
- Convenient mobile workflow for FeederWatch data entry.

### Cons

- Price increase/participation fee required to join FeederWatch (e.g., $18).
- Frequent crashes/hangs, freezes, and black screens.
- Data not saving or counts disappearing/being overwritten.
- Login/authentication problems (difficulty logging in, case-sensitive usernames, activation issues).
- Intermittent server/connection issues that hinder syncing with the website.

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