June is unbelievably beautiful; in Vermont—even when you are only looking through a window. Bold text indicates the species we did not see last month.
- Red-winged Blackbird
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Blue Jay
- Downy Woodpecker
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Baltimore Oriole
- Wild Turkey
- Mourning Dove
- Hairy Woodpecker (also juvenile, 6/24)
- American Crow
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Common Grackle (also juvenile)
- Eastern Phoebe (heard)
- Northern Cardinal
- Black-billed Cuckoo (heard at parking lot)
- American Goldfinch
- Song Sparrow
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Red-tailed Hawk (soaring over parking lot)
- Common Raven (over parking lot)
Additional friends and neighbors: Eastern Chipmunk, Red squirrel, Gray Squirrel, Woodchuck, , young White-tailed Deer (6/29), Tiger Swallowtail, White Admiral, and Skipper spp. butterflies, and a Swamp Darner (a rare dragonfly 6/7).
Come see them for yourself! We’re open daily from 10-4 and we have great art, cool science, and astonishingly detailed woodcarvings, as well as live birds outside. Check out our calendar of events for special things to do and see.
The “Through the Window” series is an informal record of observations made by staff, volunteers, and visitors. Anyone at the Museum may add to this list. Observations are usually through our viewing window: a large window with a film to make it more difficult for birds to see the watchers. We have chairs and binoculars to try there, a white board, and many identification guides. Outdoors, several feeders are attached on a single, bear-resistant pole. A small pond, flowers and water plants, shrubs and trees add cover and (seasonally) other food choices . You can sometimes see what we see via our webcam.