Each year the National Audubon Society coordinates the annual Christmas Bird Count, which began in 1900 as a way to encourage people to engage with birds instead of shooting them, as had been a Christmas custom up to that time. A birder in western Massachusetts who participates each year says bluebirds are staying in the area longer in the fall because of warmer weather; she also notes a pair of peregrine falcons have been spotted in Williamstown, which was rare until recently.
Each year the National Audubon Society coordinates the annual Christmas Bird Count, which began in 1900 as a way to encourage people to engage with birds instead of shooting them, as had been a Christmas custom up to that time. A birder in western Massachusetts who participates each year says bluebirds are staying in the area longer in the fall because of warmer weather; she also notes a pair of peregrine falcons have been spotted in Williamstown, which was rare until recently.…
