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BIRDS   *   PEOPLE   *   HABITAT

 

Erie Bird Observatory is a non-profit dedicated to avian research, education, and conservation in northwest Pennsylvania

 
 

 
Check out this downright delightful photo @brian_jk_miller captured last week of Snow Buntings out on Presque Isle. #DidYouKnow Snow Buntings are the most northerly recorded songbird on the planet. They have a circumpolar Arctic breeding range and
“Our” birds are on the move! 🌎🪶🎉 Last month, the EBO research team attached a small radio transmitter to the back of a female Yellow-rumped Warbler (MYWA) at Presque Isle State Park, Erie, PA. After spending the rest of October presum
🚨 RARE BIRD ALERT 🚨 Check out this AMAZING little bird that Jerry McWilliams found while birding Presque Isle State Park, PA today — a VERMILLION FLYCATCHER!! Vermillion Flycatchers are common throughout Central America and much of South A
Meet the Winter Wren: A delightful little brown bird with an adorable tail that sticks up like that of a tiny turkey. And though they may be small in stature and lack the flashy plumage of their wood warbler counterparts, Winter Wrens possess such st
Happy Owl-O-Ween! 🦉🎉 #tbt October 2022 our banding team was shocked to discover not 1, but 2 (!!) Eastern Screech-Owls in our songbird nets— a first for our station! If catching these amazing murder floofs wasn’t already exciting enoug
“My, what big ears you have.” “The better to hear you with, my deer (mouse).” ************ You probably already know how amazing owls are, but #DidYouKnow they exhibit several cool adaptations, some of which can be seen in
Our face when we suddenly remember THIS WEEKEND is the LAST CHANCE to visit the EBO bird banding station until April 2025! Not only that, it’s also the FINAL two Guided Bird Walks w/ Katie A. for the year! We’ve got an incredible weekend
🎶”I put a spell on you…”🎶 #DidYouKnow that as an Eastern Towhee ages, its #eyes will darken til eventually becoming a brilliant ruby red that’s nothing short of mesmerizing. 🤩 Another #funfact - Towhees employ a unique f