
Ah migration! Everyone getting busy, going places, and we humans getting a chance to be surprised by birds on the move. This month, we saw some that aren’t usually in the feeder area.
September Bird List
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- Ruby-throated Hummingbird — the last male we saw was September 7; the last female (or juvenile) was recorded on September 19
- Mourning Dove
- Hairy Woodpecker
- American Goldfinch
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Northern Cardinal
- Blue Jay
- Tufted Titmouse
- Winter Wren
- Dark-eyed Junco (September 10)
- Downy Woodpecker
- Black-throated Green Warbler (September 17, also on the eBird checklist from this day)
- Tennessee Warbler (September 17, also on the eBird checklist from this day)
- Common Yellowthroat (September 17, also on the eBird checklist from this day)
- House Finch
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- White-thraoted Sparrow (September 27)
(Bold items in this list are species not recorded in August 2024.)
We have some regular (usually Tuesday) volunteers who record birds using eBird. Here’s a link for all official September eBird observations on the Museum’s property — from the viewing window and elsewhere: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L282687?m=9&changeDate=
Just for fun and reference, this next link bring you to the iNaturalist records of birds at the Birds of Vermont Museum : https://www.inaturalist.org/places/199495#taxon=3
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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 have finished changing webhosts so we can proceed to fixing how the netcam feeds to the site, but have not yet had time to take on this project. The image may not be refreshing properly. Feel free to ask the webmistress for updates.