Avian Life in Kent, Connecticut

Join Marvelwood School students and faculty as they share their encounters with birds near the school's campus.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Dendroica coronata

Posted by Caitlin Lynch, Laurie Doss and Joseph Goldin at 11:08 AM No comments:

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Labels: This was a bird we did not expect to catch but Ms.Doss had a feeling that we would catch it in the net and we did a few minutes later

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Broad-Winged Hawk

Buteo brachyurus

Posted by Caitlin Lynch, Laurie Doss and Joseph Goldin at 7:39 PM No comments:

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Labels: Captured by Ms. Doss on 7/3/10 on Sharon Land Trust Property.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Purple Martin

Progne subis

Posted by Caitlin Lynch, Laurie Doss and Joseph Goldin at 7:29 PM No comments:

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Labels: 2010 - Purple Martins waiting at house. Banded Purple Martin which has returned from a previous year., July 10

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

This pair of White-breasted Nuthatches was captured in a mist net near Marvelwood's bird feeder on September 20, 2010. Notice the darker head and feathers in the male in the top picture; compared with the duller head and feathers of the female below.

This is called sexual dimorphism.