{"id":4761,"date":"2021-03-05T11:43:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T16:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/?p=4761"},"modified":"2021-02-28T11:44:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T16:44:53","slug":"through-the-window-february-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/2021\/03\/05\/through-the-window-february-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Through the Window: February 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4766\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4766\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4766 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cpanel3.neonova.net\/~wwwbirdsofvt\/wpsite2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Short-eared-owl-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Short-eared Owl woodcarving by Bob Spear.\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/wpsite2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Short-eared-owl-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/wpsite2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Short-eared-owl-350x525.jpg 350w, https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/wpsite2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Short-eared-owl.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Short-eared Owl woodcarving by Bob Spear.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aside from about a gazillion redpolls (I’m sure that’s a technical measure), not too much unusual for winter birds at the Museum this month. Our list is below!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There have been quite a few sightings of other owls in the Champlain Basin, however! Did you see any? Did you observe a <a title=\"Observations of Short-eared Owl in Vermont, reported to eBird\" href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/vt\/species\/sheowl\/L601176\">Short-eared Owl<\/a> in the wild?<\/p>\n<p>If you are observing an unusual species (or a common one, for that matter), remember to be gentle out there. <em>Avoid stressing the bird<\/em> (this usually means stay further back than you want, and quieter). Please <em>abide by all property restrictions<\/em>: some owners and managers have restrictions for visitors; other welcome birders.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"clear: left;\">Seen from our Windows in February<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Black-capped chickadee<\/li>\n<li>Red-breasted Nuthatch<\/li>\n<li>Hairy Woodpecker<\/li>\n<li>Common Redpoll <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>(OK, not a gazillion, but MP recorded <a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/vt\/checklist\/S82295328\">75<\/a> )<\/em><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Tufted Titmouse<\/li>\n<li>Mourning Dove<\/li>\n<li>Downy Woodpecker<\/li>\n<li>White-breasted Nuthatch<\/li>\n<li>Red-bellied Woodpecker<\/li>\n<li>Blue Jay<\/li>\n<li>Northern Cardinal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(<strong>Bold<\/strong> items in this list are those species not recorded in <a href=\"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/2021\/02\/05\/through-the-window-january-2021\/\">January 2021<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>A couple of snow falls interrupted our volunteer bird observers, but of course we saw Gray Squirrels and Red Squirrels. If you’re curious, here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/vt\/hotspot\/L282687\">observations reported to eBird from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For special events, look at the upcoming events listed on our <a href=\"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/special-upcoming\/\">events page<\/a>. RSVP and see you soon!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Volunteers, we always have <a href=\"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/connect\/volunteer\/\">opportunities for you<\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you follow us on <a class=\"external external_icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BirdsofVermont\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a class=\"external external_icon\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Birdsofvermont\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, and\/or <a class=\"external external_icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/birdsofvermont\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, you\u2019ll find us talking about bird news, sharing photos, suggesting events, and more. Check us out!<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"Birds of Vermont : Through the Window\" href=\"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/birds\/through-the-window\/more\/blog?s=Through+the+Window\">\u201cThrough the Window\u201d series<\/a> 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, <a title=\"Part of what you can see through our viewing window\" href=\"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/birds\/through-the-window\/\">several feeders are attached on a single, 8′ steel pole<\/a>. A small pond, flowers and water plants, shrubs and trees add cover and (seasonally) other food choices . You can sometimes see what we see via our <a title=\"Birds of Vermont Museum's Feeder Cam\" href=\"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/birds\/through-the-window\/\">webcam<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wonderful winter birds at the Museum’s feeders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7,13,17,19],"tags":[50,59,64,90,202,215,217,231,236,325],"class_list":["post-4761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bird-feeding","category-birding","category-observed-at-the-museum","category-viewing-window-observed-at-the-museum","category-wild-birds-and-you","tag-bird-feeders","tag-birds","tag-birdwatching","tag-citizen-science-2","tag-life-list","tag-migration","tag-monitoring","tag-observed-at-museum","tag-outdoors","tag-winter-birds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4761"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4770,"href":"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4761\/revisions\/4770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdsofvermont.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}