Paying attention to areas of contrast and where they're located on the bird can help you ID raptors passing over head. Train your at-a-glance skills with clear reference photos for raptor species commonly appearing in the U.S. and Canada with this guide: dl.allaboutbirds.org/raptor-referen…

American Robins are fueling up and on the move. Are you observing flocks of robins? Please share your observations with us!
Read more robin migration news, and report your observations:
➡️ bit.ly/3sM2kSq
📷 Photo: Yvonne in Estes Park, CO

September has arrived. Hummingbird fall migration is gaining momentum as more males head south and reports of feeding frenzies start to pick up.

Read more in this week's hummingbird news
➡️ bit.ly/44NEfrA
📸s Maresa in Edgewood, NM &
Judith in Westminster, MD

Join Kaitlin Haase, from The Xerces Society, and Gail Morris from SW Monarch Study for a full day short course on the conservation of monarch butterflies in the Four Corners!
📍 Farmington, NM
📅 9/23/23
⏰ 10a.m. - 5p.m. MDT
xerces.org/events/new-mex…

Phenology is the study of cyclic natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate, plant, and animal life. What signs of autumn are you seeing? Please help us track seasonal changes in our Signs of Fall project!
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3qOj7DP
📸 Lois in Crab Orchard, WV

Monarch activity is ramping up. Several fall roosts have been observed. Contribute your observations of adult monarchs, eggs, larvae, and roosts to help track the fall migration with Journey North!
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3qLsKTP
📸 Bruce in Hartley, IA

🎟️ We have about 200 Passenger Tickets purchased for the Symbolic Monarch Migration! Join youth from across North America in this annual project that spans 28 years.
➡️ Learn more at bit.ly/3EhbZTn
📸 Three Ambassador Butterflies have already arrived! 📸

Mark your calendar!

Licensed therapist and author Tammah Watts joins our next book club session on August 31 at 8 PM EDT to discuss the powerful healing of birdwatching and her book Keep Looking Up.

Don't miss out! Go to migratorybirdday.org/bird-book-club to register for this free event.

Summer breeding season is coming to a close. Help track and follow the fall migration with us!

News ➡️ journeynorth.org/news
Report Observations ➡️ journeynorth.org/sightings/
Fall Maps ➡️ maps.journeynorth.org/maps

📸 s: Jack in Puyallup, WA & Heidi in Billings, MT

Participate in the 28th annual Symbolic Monarch Migration with youth from across North America and learn about cooperative conservation and ambassadorship. Participating youth also learn about monarch biology and phenology.
Learn more at bit.ly/3ORcTuX

The @Loon Preservation Committee of New Hampshire recently shared about egg shell and membrane removal by loons. Find out more about these interesting behaviors here: zurl.co/Ap1Q

If you're in Wisconsin this Saturday, August 12, check out this Pollinator Habitat Field Day with The Xerces Society!
xerces.org/events/wiscons…
#pollinators #bumblebee

Walter Piper of the The Loon Project writes about a potential positive “drought effect” for loon chicks in Wisconsin and Minnesota this season. Read more at: zurl.co/Y27H

Today's the final day of the 7th annual International Monarch Monitoring Blitz. Please submit your reports of monarchs and milkweed at bit.ly/3ePlJb6
Results from this collaborative effort will be compiled and shared among our partner groups.
Thank you! #MonarchBlitz