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Rising Seas are Flooding Saltmarsh Sparrow Nests. Can They Adapt?
A recent study showed that Saltmarsh Sparrows choose nest sites based on past experiences. If a pair’s nest floods, for example, they’ll build their next on higher ground. While this behavior might...
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The Greatest Black Hawk: An epic journey recounted
Great Black Hawk by John Harrison Black hawks are hefty, Buteo-like hawks not too distantly related to the widespread and familiar Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). There are several species, but...
View ArticleBirders’ Meeting 2019: Coming Up on 3/3!
While past iterations of the annual Massachusetts Birders’ Meeting have centered on specific groups of birds, habitats, or conservation issues, this year’s theme is a little more abstract: the beauty...
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The Cardinal Chimaera: half male plumage, half female
Chimaera Northern Cardinal in Erie, PA (Photo by Shirley Caldwell) Sometimes Nature offers up anomalies that seemingly defy credibility. Such was the case when a striking Northern Cardinal showed up...
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Help Us Learn About Bird-Window Strikes Downtown
Calling all citizen scientists near Boston! Mass Audubon needs your help monitoring an underappreciated threat to migratory birds: window collisions. We’re looking for volunteers to collect data on...
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Meadowlark Project 2019: Birding for Conservation
Now in its third year, the Eastern Meadowlark Project is a great way to support bird conservation by simply going birding. By simply checking for meadowlarks at a list of sites and entering...
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Bird-a-thon and Southern Overshoots
Bird-a-thon, Mass Audubon’s annual competitive birding fundraiser, is fast approaching on May 10-11! Spring migration is heating up right on time for the big day– with a few surprises in the mix. This...
View ArticleBird-Themed Summer Camps
Budding bird enthusiasts love our summer camps, many of which offer special bird-themed sessions. Check out the following opportunities for kids and teens to learn about birds this summer! Connecticut...
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Foresters for the Birds: Starting work at Elm Hill
Habitat management work at Elm Hill Wildlife Sanctuary is underway! Elm Hill is our demonstration site for our Forestry for the Birds program, which we’re using to exhibit techniques for improving...
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Barn Swallows at Conte Refuge, Hadley
Since mid-May, Jon Atwood has been collaborating with US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) managers at the Silvio O. Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge in a study aimed at monitoring Barn...
View ArticleJoan Walsh: In the field at Great Gull Island
Ever wonder what we do in the field? Check out this video of Bertrand Chair, Joan Walsh, marking Roseate Tern nests on Great Gull Island, NY. Jeff Collins, Director of Conservation Science at Mass...
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Avian Collision Team: First Season Updates
Since mid-April, a team of Mass Audubon volunteers has combed the streets of downtown Boston in search of migratory birds killed by collisions with windows. Here are some preliminary results of our...
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Join the Avian Collision Team’s Second Season
Here’s an easy way for anyone living or working in Boston to help migratory birds: help monitor window collisions! An Indigo Bunting lies stiffly among litter, hours after striking an office building...
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The Death of a Warbler: A Tragedy in Four Chestnut-sided Parts
Prologue In addition to collecting data on bird-window collisions, Mass Audubon’s Avian Collision Team also generates many good stories that range from hopeful, to tragic, to simply strange. While...
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Meet The Bird Conservation Department’s Two New Members
Two new college fledglings will be joining Mass Audubon’s Conservation Science Department this year. Cameron Piper and Kaleigh Keohane are be on board for an 11-month term through July 2020 as...
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The Bobolink Project 2019: End of Season Report
© Allan Strong The Bobolinks are making their way south to their wintering home in South America and there are more Bobolinks doing so thanks to The Bobolink Project. THANK YOU to all of our donors...
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Field Notes: Southern Breeding Birds Are Moving North
“Whe-peet!” Hearing the explosive, snappy squeak of an Acadian Flycatcher at a Mass Audubon sanctuary would have been a huge surprise, were it not for the species’ ongoing shift northward into...
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29% of America’s Birds Are Gone. What Are We Doing About It?
“Species extinctions have defined the global biodiversity crisis, but extinction begins with loss in abundance of individuals” —Rosenberg et al., Decline of the North American Avifauna (2019) So...
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Fall is Social Season for Blue Jays
Fall holidays mean family gatherings – for people and for Blue Jays. Much like people, these highly social birds are more active in the fall, when the harvest is good and families are reuniting. This...
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Do Vagrant Birds Indicate a Changing Climate?
It’s been an incredible past few weeks for rare birds in Massachusetts. First, a Purple Gallinule showed up in Milton. Then a White-faced Ibis arrived in Sterling, and a Tropical Kingbird shocked...
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