We often record bird sightings at the Museum.
Some records are informal, like our notes at the Viewing Window (see below for recent birding entries from our blog).
Some records are for monitoring purposes and we record those in eBird, one of many citizen science projects. That’s where records from our monthly bird monitoring walks, the Early Birder walks, Nestwatch and Great Backyard Bird Count, or when something particularly unusual gets reported.
We also participate additional not-just-birds citizen science projects.
Bird Blog
Below you will find recent blog posts categorized “birding”. The full blog is here, and of course we invite you to attend a walk or several.
Ruffed Grouse Winter Adaptations
If you’re not already following Mary Holland’s blog, do!
The Ruffed Grouse just showed up for its
The Ruffed Grouse just showed up for its annual visit to the Crabapple Tree. It really is fall out there (even if it feels like summer!).
Through the Window: August 2012 : A rainbow of feathers
Did we get every color of the rainbow, Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet? Here’s the month’s list, more or less in the order observed. You can compare it …
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Through the Window: June 2012 Goshawks, Sapsuckers, and Skunks Oh My!
Did you know we just list them in the order we see them? Usually the first several are from the first day of the month. We put the ones not …
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