Tag: birds
Spring has sprung with the arrival of the Red-Winged Blackbird! This week’s blog post is written by Eli, a monthly blog correspondent and a brookies and ursids alumnus. In this post, Eli explores the pattern of these birds and encourages you to take some time and enjoy the beautiful spring air.
Written by Gabe, a Monthly Correspondent and Bucktails and Ursids alumni, this post talks about a showy and industrious relative of the sparrow – the Taveta Golden Weaver. While their song might not be “music” to our ears, they are still interesting and showy little songbirds!
Written by Eli, one of our Monthly Youth Correspondents, this blog talks about the gorgeous red headed birds that can be found in Adams County – the Red-headed Woodpecker!
Will, a PA Drummer, writes about how an average day can sometimes take a turn into an extraordinary experience – you just never know when someone (or some bird) will need your help! An average day at the pond turned into a rescue mission. Arriving at the pond my friends and I lined up and …
Eli, a Brookies and Ursids student and ATL, writes about the white breasted nuthatch, sharing ways to identify the bird, as well as other interesting information! “The White Breasted Nuthatch is a very common bird and is found throughout the United States and Southern Canada in a variety of deciduous woodland habitats. It is …
Tag: birds
Ringing in Spring
Posted: March 7, 2016 by Academy Director
Spring has sprung with the arrival of the Red-Winged Blackbird! This week’s blog post is written by Eli, a monthly blog correspondent and a brookies and ursids alumnus. In this post, Eli explores the pattern of these birds and encourages you to take some time and enjoy the beautiful spring air.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, education, spring, wildlife, youth
The Taveta Golden Weaver – scientific name: Ploceus castaneiceps
Posted: January 28, 2016 by Katie Cassidy
Written by Gabe, a Monthly Correspondent and Bucktails and Ursids alumni, this post talks about a showy and industrious relative of the sparrow – the Taveta Golden Weaver. While their song might not be “music” to our ears, they are still interesting and showy little songbirds!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, Bucktails, education, exotic animals, habitat, nature observation, Ursids, wildlife, youth
The Adams County Red Heads
Posted: January 5, 2016 by Katie Cassidy
Written by Eli, one of our Monthly Youth Correspondents, this blog talks about the gorgeous red headed birds that can be found in Adams County – the Red-headed Woodpecker!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, Brookies, education, habitat, nature observation, Pennsylvania, Ursids, wildlife, youth
Rescue Mission
Posted: November 24, 2015 by Katie Cassidy
Will, a PA Drummer, writes about how an average day can sometimes take a turn into an extraordinary experience – you just never know when someone (or some bird) will need your help! An average day at the pond turned into a rescue mission. Arriving at the pond my friends and I lined up and …
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, drummers, fish, leadership, rescue, youth
White Breasted Nuthatch – Sitta carolinensis
Posted: August 25, 2015 by Katie Cassidy
Eli, a Brookies and Ursids student and ATL, writes about the white breasted nuthatch, sharing ways to identify the bird, as well as other interesting information! “The White Breasted Nuthatch is a very common bird and is found throughout the United States and Southern Canada in a variety of deciduous woodland habitats. It is …
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, journaling, nature observation, outdoors, reports from the field, wildlife