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Tag: bird song

  • Thursdays, April 9, May 14, & June 18 – Welcome Back Birds! Online

    Celebrate the return of birds with Cornell Lab of Ornithology this spring! If you are excited to hear your favorite springtime birds again and want to learn more about the magic of migration, this free series is for you! Upon registration you will receive invitations to all three live events, and after each event you will be sent the recording, n addition to resources all season long to help you connect more deeply with your spring visitors. Participants also receive a discount on Bird Academy courses, plus one lucky attendee at each live event will be randomly chosen to receive a free Bird Academy course.

    Join us April through June for a free 3-part virtual celebration with the Cornell Lab:

    April 9 | Bird Songs of Spring
    🎶 Learn them with us! Let’s listen to some of our favorite sounds of April.

    May 14 | Bird Migration in Your Backyard
    🪶 Celebrate your favorite new arrivals and learn answers to common questions about how they made the journey.

    June 18 | How to Support Birds All Summer Long
    🐣 Set up your yard, pick up on signs that birds are nesting near you, and keep your eyes peeled for special summer bird sights!

    Register at https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/welcome-back-birds

  • Monday, June 16, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Tweets and Trills: The Natural History of Birdsong

    Songbirds communicate with unparalleled acoustic complexity and tremendous variation among species. On Monday, June 16, from 7 – 8:30 pm, Bruce Byers, who studies the biological and cultural evolution of birdsong, will introduce the multidimensionality of songbird singing and some of the discoveries by scientists like him who study both the inherited and learned components of song. He will consider how songs function in the social lives of songbirds, how song features might correlate with fitness, and whether variability correlates with differences in ecology and life history. He will also include suggestions to improve your listening skills. Fee: Free Arboretum member, $10 nonmember. Register at https://my.arboretum.harvard.edu/Info.aspx?EventID=1. Meet at the Hunnewell Building.