This week’s post is written by Zara, a Drummers alumni and monthly blog correspondent. She elucidates how bird watching is more than just watching the birds go by! Her passion for this hobby inspires us all to give it a try.
This week’s blog is written by Hannah, a Bucktails, Brookies, and Drummers alumni, and long-time Monthly Correspondent. She writes about a topic we don’t think about often when considering air travel: that we are sharing the friendly skies with our avian neighbors, and need to account for being in their airspace when we fly.
This week’s post is written by Peter, a monthly blog correspondent and Bucktails and Ursids alumni. He writes about keeping an “eagle eye” out for migrating raptors, helping local biologists record important data that they can use to monitor the charismatic birds that fly by each year!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, Bucktails, education, environment, habitat, nature observation, outdoors, Pennsylvania, reports from the field, research, Ursids, wildlife, youth
This week’s blog post is written by Julia, a Bucktails and Bass alumni. She gives us some great information about the quaking aspen, and took her excellent accompanying photo while in Carson National Forest in New Mexico this past summer.
This week, Eli, a Brookies and Ursids alumni, shares with us more of his “Naturalist’s Notes.” He writes about our national bird, and their recovery after a significant population crash. His original photos of this majestic bird are truly stunning!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, Brookies, education, inspiration, nature observation, outdoors, photography, research, Ursids, wildlife, youth
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Bird Watching
Posted: April 26, 2017 by Katie Cassidy
This week’s post is written by Zara, a Drummers alumni and monthly blog correspondent. She elucidates how bird watching is more than just watching the birds go by! Her passion for this hobby inspires us all to give it a try.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, drummers, education, environment, inspiration, nature observation, outdoors, reports from the field, youth
Air Traffic
Posted: April 11, 2017 by Katie Cassidy
This week’s blog is written by Hannah, a Bucktails, Brookies, and Drummers alumni, and long-time Monthly Correspondent. She writes about a topic we don’t think about often when considering air travel: that we are sharing the friendly skies with our avian neighbors, and need to account for being in their airspace when we fly.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, Brookies, Bucktails, drummers, education, habitat, outdoors, research, wildlife, youth
The Allegheny Front Hawk Watch
Posted: April 8, 2017 by Katie Cassidy
This week’s post is written by Peter, a monthly blog correspondent and Bucktails and Ursids alumni. He writes about keeping an “eagle eye” out for migrating raptors, helping local biologists record important data that they can use to monitor the charismatic birds that fly by each year!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, Bucktails, education, environment, habitat, nature observation, outdoors, Pennsylvania, reports from the field, research, Ursids, wildlife, youth
The Amazing Quaking Aspen
Posted: April 4, 2017 by Katie Cassidy
This week’s blog post is written by Julia, a Bucktails and Bass alumni. She gives us some great information about the quaking aspen, and took her excellent accompanying photo while in Carson National Forest in New Mexico this past summer.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: bass, Bucktails, education, habitat, leaves, national forest, nature observation, outdoors, youth
The Bald Eagle, an American Success Story
Posted: March 28, 2017 by Katie Cassidy
This week, Eli, a Brookies and Ursids alumni, shares with us more of his “Naturalist’s Notes.” He writes about our national bird, and their recovery after a significant population crash. His original photos of this majestic bird are truly stunning!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, Brookies, education, inspiration, nature observation, outdoors, photography, research, Ursids, wildlife, youth