Bird Monitoring at Select Cranberry Bog Restoration Sites in Southeastern Massachusetts
Recent Updates
Spring birdsong comes to the bogs
By
Lisa Schibley
on May 19, 2023
(updated May 21, 2023)
Spring is always the most exciting time, for both bird scientists and bird enthusiasts: the anticipation of the new arrivals, the energetic increase in song, and the change in behavior and activity signifying a fundamental shift in the natural world. And of course, our nine spring surveys from April to mid-May documented all these changes - an increase in species and a beginning of breeding behaviors.
Fall Roundup in Bird Monitoring
By
Lisa Schibley
on April 21, 2023
(updated May 19, 2023)
Shorter days and colder temperatures brought new species to the bogs in fall, both migrants passing through and new residents settling in for the winter.