Love birdwatching? Consider participating in this year’s Great Backyard Bird Count! This free and fun citizen science program takes place February 15-18.To participate, look out your window and see what birds are in your backyard or at your feeder(s) during the four days of the count. You will need to submit a checklist online for… via […]
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7 Birds Who Will Never Leave You And 1 That Really Ought To | Audubon
Learn to identify the birds that never migrate. These are the year-around birds that you see all the time. Some of them like the Great Horned Owl, are probably in your neighborhood and you never see it. That sounds like a challenge to bird in the winter and spot a Great Horned Owl! via 7 […]
Learn the Fall and Winter Colors of These Common Bird Species | Audubon
Learn the winter plumage of five year-around birds with this useful post from the Audubon website. Fall and winter are still is a decent time to “go” birding. You can set up bird feeders you can watch from the comfort of your warm and cozy home. You can “go” to a window in your house […]
Join the Christmas Bird Count | Audubon
The 119th Christmas Bird Count is conducted between Friday, December 14th and Saturday, January 5, 2019. I will probably head out into the cold this year. Hang with birders, drink hot chocolate, and thank myself numerous times for remembering to buy hand and foot warmers this year. Learn about this fun citizen science activity on […]
Using Sight for Song: A Deaf Birder’s Life Hack — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region
Techniques for the deaf and hard-of-hearing to enjoy birding.
The New Bird Drawing System (video) — John Muir Laws
An easier method for field sketching living birds
Bird Migration Facts
Bird migration takes place two times a year. Generally, it happens in the spring and autumn of the year in the temperate regions. In the tropics, movement happens during the dry and rainy seasons. Food is a driving force. Birds migrate in temperate regions to places with better sources of food. In the tropical regions, the […]
Hummingbird Migration Dates
female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird at Schuylkill Nature Center The hummingbirds should be migrating. Originally published October 2015,dates still apply. I spotted this female Ruby-Throat at the Schuylkill Nature Center in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia last Wednesday. At first I heard a squeaking noise and then I realized it was a hummingbird. She flew right by […]
Identifying Birds by Color: A Collection of Photo Galleries
People see color before they see anything else. And trying to identify a mystery bird is no exception. Over the years I have posted photo galleries of common birds grouped by color. These photo galleries serve as guides to figuring out what bird you are seeing. And with spring migration starting, high probability of being stumped […]
Identifying Birds by Color: Blue (A Photo Gallery)
Identifying birds by color can be helpful during the upcoming spring migration and breeding season. Birds go through two molts per year. The first happens in late summer-fall when the brighter breeding plumage is replaced by the drab basic plumage. The birds will wear this basic plumage through the fall, migration, and winter seasons. The […]
