Although many birds migrate for the winter, there are still plenty that stick around to enjoy the brisk Alberta weather.

In an effort to assist scientists, project FeederWatch is currently running across the country, allowing you to enjoy some bird watching, while also helping to determine migratory patters and changes in local bird species.

"This is the 30th year for FeederWatch across North America, and it's actually the 40th year in Ontario cause it started in Ontario as the Ontario Bird Feeder Survey," said Kerrie Wilcox, Project Coordinator for Canadian Feederwatch.

Anyone can sign up to participate in FeederWatch. Once you register, you will be sent an in depth information kit with details about the different species of birds and their identifying features.

"We asked people to find an area in their back yard that they can easily see from their window and then put their feeder up in that area, then they count the highest number of each species that they see at a single time visiting their feeders over a 2 day period."

Wilcox said that people can spend as much or as little time as they want bird watching. The 2 day period can be done once a month, once a week, or twice in the same week.

To sign up for Feederwatch, visit http://feederwatch.org/.