Busy with the Annual Appeal (you can donate! Still! Online, even!) so a little late getting this post up. Also, we weren’t in front of the usual (big) window (with our note board) as often as we usually are. At any rate, here are our noticed-in-November birds. Continue reading “Through the Window: November 2013”
Through the Window: October 2013 with Big Sitters Helping
Nice weather this month. Our list is a bit longer and more amazing ’cause we had some dedicated sitting observers. Admittedly, they were actually on the other side of the window from our usual watching spot. Should we count that as “through the window”? Hmmm. Anyway, if you don’t know about the Big Sit!, go check it out, then come back (We’ll wait).
OK, here’s the combined list: Continue reading “Through the Window: October 2013 with Big Sitters Helping”
Through the Window: September 2013 settles down
The gulch widened this month, and one of our logger neighbors helped remove fallen trees. This does allow us to observe the birds flying across it more easily… although we’re not fond of the erosion, particularly (you probably already know about our flood and have already donated to help us bridge this gap…). Continue reading “Through the Window: September 2013 settles down”
A wonderful video made for us about the
A wonderful video made for us about the Flood at the Museum: http://animoto.com/play/OA0a5Z8eYJgP1jFeKhAMNA (Can’t embed it, but it’s worth the click!)
Through the Window: August 2013
Some nice birds this month! You probably already know about our flood; the birds don’t seem to much care. Good for them! Continue reading “Through the Window: August 2013”
Through the Window: July 2013 (In Which Birds Ignore Floods)
Some nice birds this month! You probably already know about our flood; the birds don’t seem to much care. Good for them! Continue reading “Through the Window: July 2013 (In Which Birds Ignore Floods)”
Give a Hoot, Get a Hoot! Donate $10 and
Give a Hoot, Get a Hoot! Donate $10 and we can thank you with a handmade owl.
Come on into the Museum to pick your own and donate! Call us if you’re far away; we shipped some to Alaska (for the donation plus postage)! (802) 434-2167.
Through the Window: June 2013 with length
Happy summer. Goodness what a lot of rain this year. Saw some birds anyway. Bold ones are those we didn’t see last month!
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Common Yellowthroat
- Blue Jay
- Hair Woodpecker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Common Grackle
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Northern Oriole (Ed. note: this is an old name for Baltimore Oriole; it hybridizes with the Bullock’s in some places in its range, and for a time, both species were called Northern Oriole. See http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/baltimore_oriole/lifehistory)
- Starling
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Wild Turkey
- American Goldfinch
- Song Sparrow
- Tufted Titmouse
- Purple Finch
- American Crow (3 on 6/11)
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Evening Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
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 to make it more difficult for birds to see the watchers. We have chairs and binoculars to try there, a white board, and many identification guides. Outdoors, several feeders are attached on a single, bear-resistant pole. A small pond, flowers and water plants, shrubs and trees add cover and other food choices. You can sometimes see what we see via our webcam.
Flash Flooding at the Museum
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Early Birders’ Observations for June 30
The June 30th Early Birders Morning Walk was the last of the season. Thanks to Shirley Johnson, who led the walk, and Mae Mayville, who eBirded the results.No more walks in this series this year, although our trails are open sunrise to sunset, and we’re working on some additional field trips as well. Check our calendar!
Here’s their report:
Birds of Vermont Museum, Chittenden, US-VT Jun 30, 2013 7:15 AM - 9:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 kilometer(s) Comments: Early morning bird walk led by Shirley Johnson. 34 species Turkey Vulture 1 over museum Mourning Dove 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 6 Eastern Phoebe 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 7 American Crow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 Brown Creeper 2 Winter Wren 3 Veery 2 Hermit Thrush 3 Wood Thrush 2 American Robin 2 Cedar Waxwing 4 Ovenbird 5 Common Yellowthroat 2 Blackburnian Warbler 4 Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 Pine Warbler 4 Song Sparrow 3 Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 1 Indigo Bunting 1 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Common Grackle 4 American Goldfinch 2 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14536890