Tag: Birds
Audubon Society Responds To Magazine Writer
The Bermuda Audubon Society has responded to a “Scientific American” writer who said genetic research which suggests the island’s threatened bluebird population is only 400 years old means “they shouldn’t be major priorities” for conservationists. Research conducted at Rutgers University and published in the scientific... Read more of this article
Video: Baltimore Oriole In Bermuda Garden
Elizabeth Lusher woke up last Wednesday [Apr. 3] to discover she had a new — and melodic — neighbour. A Baltimore Oriole, a relatively rare North American visitor to Bermuda, had taken up residence in her Pembroke garden.’ “Heard an unusual bird singing outside my window and captured this video of a lone male Baltimore Oriole... Read more of this article
Island’s Bluebirds “Shouldn’t Be Major Priorities”
A new genetic study in the scientific journal “Molecular Ecology” suggests Bermuda’s critically endangered bluebird is not unique to the island as has long been thought but was introduced shortly after the arrival of the first permanent settlers in 1612. To measure how closely related the Bermuda birds are to their mainland counterparts,... Read more of this article
Swallow-Tailed Kite Seen On Easter Sunday
Spotting kites soaring in the skies over Bermuda over the Easter period isn’t usually considered unusual — unless the kite in question happens to be of the feathered, Swallow-tailed variety. The rare avian visitor to the island was photographed on Easter Sunday by a member of the Bermuda Audubon Society. In recent days members report seeing... Read more of this article
Dead Atlantic Puffins Wash Up On Our Beaches
The Bermuda Audubon Society reported yesterday [Mar. 30] that at least four carcasses of Atlantic Puffins have washed up on the island’s beaches over the last two weeks. Specimens have been found at Tobacco Bay, Cooper’s Island and near Ely’s Harbour. “A live puffin has never been seen in Bermuda but there have been a number of late... Read more of this article
Common Terns Spotted Over The Little Sound
A wind-battered common tern — one of Bermuda’s most critically endangered sea birds — was spotted gliding over the Little Sound today [Mar. 29], the Bermuda Audubon Society reports. And at least four four returning common terns were seen in the same area on Thursday. The continued survival of Bermuda’s summer nesting common tern... Read more of this article
Two More Unusual Gull Sightings In Bermuda
Following sightings last week of Bonaparte’ Gulls on the island — apparently blown here by the recent spate of bad winter storms — the Bermuda Audubon Society yesterday [Mar. 16] reported on two more species of gull rarely seen here. An adult Kittiwake was seen in the Little Sound while this Iceland Gull was spotted swooping over... Read more of this article
Bad Weather Brings Bonaparte’s Gulls With It
The Bermuda Audubon Society reports today [Mar. 9] that the wild weather currently buffeting the island has brought a number of unexpected visitors along with it in the form of Bonaparte’s Gulls. The smallest gull seen over most of North America, the Bonaparte’s Gull is often described as delicate and tern-like in flight. This gull has narrow... Read more of this article
2013 Cahow Season Is Off To A Flying Start
The 2013 Cahow nesting season is off to a good start, Bermuda’s Conservation officer Jeremy Madeiros reported yesterday [Mar.6] when he released this photo of a chick that is less than one week old. For the first time since its rediscovery in 1951, the population of Bermuda’s critically endangered National Bird passed the landmark number of... Read more of this article
Video: Tommy Outerbridge’s “Mr. Bluebird Blue”
The Bermuda Audubon Society is flying high following the success of its Bluebird Nest Box Workshop held yesterday [Mar. 3] at Aberfeldy Nurseries in Paget. With March marking the beginning of nesting season for the critically endangered native Bermuda bird, Society president Andrew Dobson [pictured here with three young workshop participants] outlined... Read more of this article
