PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society in partnership with Ben Nickley and Berkshire Bird Observatory will offer a series of bird banding demonstrations at Arrowhead beginning June 5.
This recurring, free drop-in event takes place June 5, 12, 26; July 3, 10, 24, 31 from 8 -10 am, and is weather dependent. The program allows visitors an up-close opportunity to see birds and watch the process of bird banding.
Bird banding allows researchers the opportunity to study a wide array of wild birds in their natural habitat. Arrowhead's woods, fields and shrub land make it an ideal site to monitor a broad range of breeding bird species.
Ben Nickley is the Executive Director of Berkshire Bird Observatory (BBO), a local nonprofit dedicated to bird conservation in the Berkshires and beyond. Nickley shares his passion for birds with others and weaves education and engagement into BBO's various scientific projects--including summer bird banding, migration monitoring, and their highly successful Kestrel Nest Box Project.
This program is sponsored by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
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