BirdObserver Journal

Bird Observer is a New England-based bimonthly journal for birders.

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Bird Observer publishes articles from organizations in the Association of MA Bird Clubs about their history, accomplishments, or activities. If you would like to write an article about your MA or other NE bird club, query/ submit the article to [email protected]

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Bird Observer is looking for a Digital Editor to oversee our online presence--for more information, send a private message to this page. Like all Bird Observer editorial positions, this is a volunteer position.

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Manomet has released a new Shorebird Management Manual, an important resource to help guide habitat improvements that benefit shorebirds at the flyway, national, regional, and local planning levels. https://t.co/b62Ml1rjTb

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Marsha Salett observed an odd couple foraging apparently together on a tree, with a Northern Flicker following a Pileated Woodpecker as it foraged—could this be a previously unknown example of commensalism? https://t.co/0hQKNPiG0a

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Many birders have been fooled by patches of snow into thinking they’ve spotted a Snowy Owl. Here’s a Snowy Owl attempting to mimic a patch of snow! Always give that snow a second look… https://t.co/zofCKRxITR

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House Wrens are known for taking advantage of nesting sites provided by humans. During the 2020 breeding season, Jeffrey Boone Miller observed that streetlights in Belmont, MA provided choice real estate for several pairs of wrens. https://t.co/MKaKM1aW8l

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Birders may be thrilled to see Varied Thrush on the East Coast, but the resident American Robins certainly are not! Christine Goddard reports on the frequent altercations she noted between a vagrant thrush and a local robin.https://t.co/4rbUKflEE5

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The changing of the seasons is always a time for reflection, and Martha Steele finds this spring of 2021 all the more so after a year of pandemic and of caring for her mother throughout. https://t.co/LKlwWgu6nr

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The Tenth Report of the Maine Bird Records Committee summarizes 96 reports involving 58 species, including two distinctive subspecies, that were evaluated and decided during 2020. The committee accepted 77 records for an acceptance rate of 80%. https://t.co/WE6XUYiVX3

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Janet Heywood, who passed away this January, was a member of the Bird Observer staff from 1981 to 2006. Bob Stymeist recalls her impact on Bird Observer and the Massachusetts birding community. https://t.co/E75OVrxw0L

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Both Barn Swallows and American Kestrels have declined significantly in recent decades. Mass Audubon’s conservation science department is undertaking important research projects on these species beginning this month—we’ll keep you posted on the results. https://t.co/roiLuBpyig

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Pembroke, MA, with its former farms and cranberry bogs, provides some excellent spring and fall birding opportunities on the South Shore of southeastern Massachusetts. Combine them with other nearby destinations for a full day of birding! https://t.co/EjJpPw5Swp

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Bird Observer supports the right of all people to enjoy birding and nature free from discrimination and harassment, be it sexual, racial, or barriers for people with disabilities, and endorses the Joint Society Statement on Ornithological Field Safety: https://t.co/eyXVVIwLmd

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Mark Lynch reviews the new Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior by John Kricher, the perfect companion to any field guide. https://t.co/pYpuYkZRS3

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The April 2021 issue of Bird Observer is now available online, featuring a cover illustration of an Orchard Oriole by artist Barry Van Dusen https://t.co/lToTHnAyYL

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Everyone loves to watch owls, but it takes a special dedication to seek out and study the Blakiston’s Fish Owl in the dense and cold forests of eastern Russia. Mark Lynch reviews Jonathan C. Slaght’s Owls of the Eastern Ice. https://t.co/eufR5BRLFH

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We think of cormorants as diving birds, but William E. Davis reports that Double-crested Cormorants may also forage in shallow waters. https://t.co/gzqRaBrU7N

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Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers provide for more than just themselves with their sap wells—several other species benefit from the sapsucker’s labor. https://t.co/2rTA9AspKp

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Just as birds form connections to particular places at particular times, so too do we humans are drawn back to our meaningful places time and again. Martha Steele invites us to contemplate our reasons for returning to the same places year after year. https://t.co/AtADmveJgw

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The 2ndReport of the Rhode Island Avian Records Committee includes 8 additions to the state list: Trumpeter Swan, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Calliope Hummingbird, Wood Sandpiper, Little Stint, Band-rumped Storm-Petrel, Zone-tailed Hawk, & Swainson’s Warbler. https://t.co/3hsQA1ednf

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Skyler Kardell reports on the biodiversity and changing avifauna through the seasons on Tuckernuck, an island near Nantucket. His immersion in this island habitat yields fascinating observations and some amazing birds. https://t.co/JYlibu4kWL