Ashuelot Valley Environmental Observatory

This past fall, graduate students from Antioch University New England partnered with AVEO staff and volunteers  for the third year of fall migration songbird banding in Keene.  The 2009 season marked our most comprehensive banding effort to date, with 22 banding sessions and nearly 800 net hours.  During this time, we netted 511 birds of [...]

On Friday October 30th, we observed Northern Saw-whet Owl banding, led by Antioch University New England graduate student Chris Volonte.  After an introduction to the North American Bird Banding Program and Project Owlnet, we had the amazing opportunity to see three Saw-whets up close.
This season, Chris has banded nearly 100 owls at four sites [...]

Beginning in August, AVEO volunteers and graduate students from Antioch University New England have banded over 400 birds during our fall songbird banding project.  So far, Gray Catbirds are the most frequently netted species, followed by Song Sparrows, Myrtle (Yellow-rumped) Warblers, Black-capped Chickadees, and White-throated Sparrows, like the one shown above.
Songbird banding demonstration this Saturday, [...]

From Ovenbirds to Owls: AVEO Monitors Fall Migration
In addition to wrapping up invasive plant surveys in Pisgah State Park, AVEO is pleased to once again be monitoring migratory birds as they make their way through the Ashuelot Valley.

For the third year, AVEO volunteers, Dr. Jon Atwood and graduate students from Antioch University New England (ANE) [...]

Bird of the week is back! Jon Atwood and his graduate students are banding birds again with the help of AVEO volunteers. As the season progresses, we’ll bring you some of our favorite birds and bird encounters.
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