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.
Through the Window: February Birds at the Feeders (more or less)
February 2011: Tree Sparrow, Ruffed Grouse, and others…
Great Backyard Bird Counting at the Museum
We were open last Saturday to celebrate and support the Great Backyard Bird Count. Naturally, we counted birds—and a few others—as well. Our results from that open time follow, and …
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Through the Window: January feeder birds
A bit of a spare month. Perhaps we’re not sitting at the window enough?
Chickadee
“Almost everything delights a chickadee.” —E.B. White Perhaps not snow, though. I was using a Canon PowerShot S3 IS, and out of curiosity I set it to the sports setting …