Through the Window: August 2014
This has been a stupendous August! Very beautiful. Of course, sometimes we have to be inside, so thank goodness for a viewing window. (Sometimes, the turkeys come up and view us…) Perhaps you will add to the list next month! Bold text indicates the species we did not see last month.
- American Goldfinch
- Purple Finch
- Downy Woodpecker
- Mourning Dove
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Goshawk (and now, one fewer Mourning Dove)
- Wild Turkey (2-5 turkeys visit us fairly regularly, but just down the road in the meadow, we observed at least two families. The young ones have not yet been brought to the Museums feeder area—at least, not while we have been watching!)
- Song Sparrow
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Eastern Phoebe
- Black-capped Chickadee
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Blue Jay (including at least one balding, ah the joys of moulting!)
- Eastern Wood Pewee (8/4)
- Common Grackle
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Tufted Titmouse
- American Crow
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Nashville Warbler or Ruby-crowned Kinglet (8/14 on the Hummingbird feeder)
Of course, some of our usual suspects are back…with friends: Red squirrels, gray squirrels, Eastern Chipmunks, Woodchuck (Ground hog) and an Eastern Cottontail, various bees an wasp species, and Sphinx Moths.
Come see them for yourself! We’re open daily from 10-4 and we have galleries and trails, waterways and a gift shop—all for you! Plus we have a new, accessible “elevated bird blind” (also known as “treehouse). Check out our calendar of events for special things to do and see.
The “Through the Window” series 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 to make it more difficult for birds to see the watchers. We have chairs and binoculars to try there, a white board, and many identification guides. Outdoors, several feeders are attached on a single, bear-resistant pole. 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 webcam.
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Birds of Vermont Museum 
October 14, 2014 at 1:53 pm
[…] And off they go! Our summer friends head south, northern friends arrive, and some of our year-rounders stick around. (Some of course are the same species but different individuals. That’s a little tricky for us to tell, though sometimes we try.) Bold text indicates the species we did not see last month. […]
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