Lovely Lazuli Bunting
by Selvi Viswanathan I am fascinated this year by watching Lazuli Buntings visit for the past few days. The first […]
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The Magic of Merlin Sound ID
Enter technology in the form of a free app…Merlin ID. The purpose is to help answer the question “What’s that bird?” through visual sightings(2014, photos you take (2017), and now audio sounds (2021). Designed by the folks at the Cornell Institute of Ornithology, along with some help from Caltech, its accuracy continues to improve through observational data input from over 5000 users using artificial intelligence to refine the entries.
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Birds in Your Community Scavenger Hunt
Go outside and get to know the birds in your neighborhood! Can you find: Birds eating, drinking, and taking shelter
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Build and Band a Bird!
Part 1: Build Your Bird You’ll need: 1 fruit or vegetable 2 sticks/forks Other items to decorate your bird A
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Week 2, Day 2: Sounds and Smells of Spring
Today’s Take It Outside post is all about the sounds and smells of springtime. Explore the season using your five
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Week 2, Day 1: Trees Budding
Welcome to week two of Take It Outside! This week, we are exploring the signs of spring. We are starting
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Why Are Birds Worth Protecting?
By Bob Loy Some of you listened with interest to Bob Walker’s live broadcast from the wildlife observation room at
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Day 5: Birds and the Food Chain
On the final day of bird week, we are learning about how birds fit into our local food chain. Join
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Ravenous Robins
American Robins are a familiar feathered friend here in Northern New Mexico and across all of North America.