It was the brain child of our youngest son, Mark, who teaches geography and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona and one of his students, Catherine Farr. Laura Jackson, president of our Juniata Valley Audubon Society, quickly signed on to their Earth Day Birding Classic 2016. Patterned after the numerous bird-a-thons, such as the world-renown, […]
Category: Citizen Science
Happy Birthday Project FeederWatch
It’s mid-November and once again I‘m engaged in Project FeederWatch, keeping a record of the number and species of birds visiting my back porch feeder area. As a veteran of this citizen science project started by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, both they and I are celebrating our 30th year engaged in this unique program. […]
The 114th Christmas Bird Count
The annual Christmas Bird Count is livened up by some extra counters, but inclement weather makes for a very challenging count.
Year of the Sinking Valley Eagles
I learn that a pair of bald eagles is nesting on the other end of our mountain. My Amish friend has spent time watching them from afar across a steep, wooded ravine on State Gamelands #166.
Marcia Bonta 