December had moments of excitement with two unusual birds (unusual in that we rarely see them from the viewing window). This image is a hint… Read on!
December Bird List
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Northern Cardinal
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- American Goldfinch
- Downy Woodpecker
- Tufted Titmouse
- Blue Jay
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Mourning Dove
- White-throated Sparrow
- Black Vulture (overhead, December 17. See the eBird record: https://ebird.org/checklist/S288979588)
- Rough-legged Hawk (December 22 (eBird note) and 26 (eBird record)
(Bold items in this list are species not recorded in November 2025)
Other wildlife: Gray Squirrels, Eastern Chipmunks and a Possum! (Yes, we get excited about mammals too. Especially helpful remarkable ones that eat ticks…)
Want to go look for birds with us? Register for one of our upcoming events or visit to the Museum. See you soon!
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.