Category: Birding
Great Backyard Bird Count 2018
An enthusiastic group of 17 birders participated in a Garden birding tour following the Great Backyard Bird Count Birding Symposium on Saturday, 17 Feb. Within one hour, a total of 16 bird species were recorded and reported to eBird.
Morning Walk
The Garden provides a welcomed refuge for migrating Yellow-rumped Warblers and Chipping Sparrows. A Ring-necked Duck and a pair of Mallards share feeding time on Little Smith Lake. Bluebirds are beginning to check out nest boxes in the South Meadow.
2018 Is the Year of the Bird!
Have you seen the cover of the January 2018 National Geographic magazine? The feature article this month is Why Birds Matter by Jonathan Franzen and as you probably can imagine the pictures alone are intriguing, but once you delve into … Continue reading