March was a mix, with bare ground and then snowstorm Stella. A small snafu, so we don’t have our white board list from February but we did of course keep track over on eBird. for our monitoring walks and so on. So bold in this list indicates “not seen in January” instead of “not seen last month.”
- Wild Turkey
- Northern Cardinal (male)
- Black-capped chickadee
- Blue Jay
- Red-Winged Blackbird (The First-of-Year Red-winged Blackbird showed up at the end of February, which always seems to surprise us, even though it happens almost every year.)
- Mourning Dove
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Tufted Titmouse
- Downy Woodpecker
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Hairy Woodpecker
- White-throated Sparrow
- Common Grackle (F.O.Y. March 25)
- Dark-eyed Junco
- American Crow (3 on March 27)
The usual suspects: Red and Gray Squirrels, White-tailed Deer, and an Eastern Cottontail rabbit. On th enight came: a Raccoon.
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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 covering that helps hide watchers from the birds. We have chairs and binoculars to try, 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.