Friday Feathered Feature
Showcasing a different bird species each week
The Goose Pond Sanctuary team shares an update on Jeffrey and Dorothy, two Rough-legged Hawks that staff helped capture and attach transmitters to as part of the Rough-legged Hawk Project.
Photo by Arlene Koziol
At Fair Meadows Sanctuary, the Swamp Sparrow is a common migrant and summer resident. The occasional winter birds that I have seen are invariably found feeding on invertebrates in the shallows of a pond that has year-round open water due to brisk upwelling from underground springs.
Photo by Gary Shackelford
