We had some great Early Bird Walks this month—you can visit our checklists at eBird to see what we observed not from the window (link below).
By the end of the month, it felt like things are settling down : a robin is incubating or raising a second brood near our back door; adult cardinals are feeding young. Who next will bring their babies around? Chickadees? Blue Jays? Hummingbirds? Watch for fluttering wings and listen for unusual squeakings.
June Bird List
- Blue Jay
- Northern Cardinal (June 29: adult male feeding young at the feeder!)
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Hairy Woodpecker
- American Robin
- Mourning Dove
- American Goldfinch
- Tufted Titmouse
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Phoebe (seen on bridge to entrance)
- Song Sparrow
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Indigo Bunting (Spear trail)
- Purple Finch
- American Crow
- Veery (from treehouse)
(Bold items in this list are species not recorded in May 2025.)
White Tailed Deer Fawn
Below is a link for all official eBird observations on the Museum’s property — from the viewing window and elsewhere, across all years of observations: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L282687 . Just for fun and cross-reference, this next link brings 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.