We had a surprise visitor one day in May! This little fellow confused the Black-capped Chickadee by pulling fibers from a hanging plant basket that the chickadees often use (for the same purpose).
Many thanks to our intern Hans for the photo. Read on for a really incredible bird list this month!
May Bird List
- Song Sparrow
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Northern Cardinal
- Hairy Woodpecker
- American Robin
- Louisiana Waterthrush (heard and likely seen)
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Downy Woodpecker
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- American Goldfinch
- Blue Jay
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird (First Of Year 5/5/2024)
- White-throated Sparrow
- Mourning Dove
- Tufted Titmouse
- Eastern Phoebe
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Purple Finch
- Board-winged Hawk
- Gray Catbird
- Black-and-White Warbler (pulling fibers from hanging plant baskets)
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (at feeder 5/9/2024)
- Great-crested Flycatcher (5/16)
- Chestnut-sided Warbler (very vocal, can hear from parking lot, south side of museum, and has been seen from the treehouse)
- European Starling (5/14)
- Red-wined Blackbird
- American Crow
- Black-throated Blue Warbler (heard from the treehouse)
- Belted Kingfisher (heard from the brookside)
(Bold items in this list are species not recorded in April 2024.)
Curious about which birds our friends, neighbors, members, and volunteers have observed? Here’s a link for all official May e-Bird observations: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L282687?m=5&changeDate= Enjoy!
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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, 8′ steel 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. Note: We are in the process of changing hosts and re-doing how the netcam feeds to the site. The image may not be refreshing properly. Feel free to ask the webmistress for updates.