Total Bird-a-thon Species: 91 Though exhausted from a long, sleepless night, we pushed on into the morning, a virtual confetti of warblers, thrushes, flycatchers, and so much more. Basically, the bird-a-thon had the great fortune of occurring during a bird fallout. Moving beyond out immediate backyard, we decided to pedal to other parts of Scituate, …
Current Count: 46 species (own pics to come) Deeper into the night the thunder rumbled and the rain pelted the tent, which meant a temporary evacuation and eventually a switching of the guard. Unfortunately, I was the one to switch into the soaked tent. Still, I made due with a narrow band of dry patches …
Continue reading Mass Audubon Bird-a-thon: Midnight to Morning
Getting Started This year, Mass Audubon is raising money for its sanctuaries through a Backyard Bird-a-thon. Aside from your backyard, this includes places you can walk, pedal, or paddle to from you home. We are part of the South Shore Sanctuaries team and will be collecting data mostly from home, with a few paddles and …
Following the backyard birding video we made earlier for kids and families, we have also made this tutorial on using the All About Bird site from Cornall Laboratory of Ornithology. A separate Merlin video will be coming later. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/7DyvaNHR8lQ
For the next 3-4 weeks, while the world is on hold, we will keep a daily count of the birds we see while escaping the confines of walls. Great highlights include: Chipping Sparrow, Marsh Wren, Iceland Gulls (20+). Total Species: 60 Locations: Race Point, First Encounter, Minot and Glades, Musquashicut Pond, backyard. Sunday - April …
Thank you, Brookline Birding Club! Announcement of 2020 BBC Scholarship Recipients The BBC is pleased to announce that our annual Young Birder Scholarships have been awarded to May Adams of Wales, MA and Jackson Frost of Scituate, MA. These scholarships, instituted to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders, cover the full cost ($1395) of the …
Continue reading Brookline Birding Club Awards Jackson Scholarship
For the next 3-4 weeks, while the world is on hold, we will keep a daily count of the birds we see while escaping the confines of walls. Great highlights include: Manx Shearwater, Piping Plover, Semi-Palmated Plover, Laughing Gull, Fox Sparrow, Wood Duck (backyard), and American Oystercatcher. Total Species: 78 Locations: Race Point, Herring Cove, …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9bNWmE8EAA&feature=youtu.be The following is a video we created to help families start backyard birding with eBird. We hope it is helpful. Enjoy!
For the next 3-4 weeks, while the world is on hold, we will keep a daily count of the birds we see while escaping the confines of walls. Great highlights include Snowy Egret, Great Egret, Pine Warbler, Eastern Phoebe, Redhead, Northern Shrike, and the American Bittern (finally!). Total Species: 65 Locations: The Spit, Burrage Pond …
Post from Jackson's own site.
The Year of the Green Kingfisher 