Berkshire Bird Observatory

Berkshire Bird Observatory Promoting bird conservation through science, partnerships, and education.

Thanks you to everyone who submitted original art for our first Saw-whet Owl T-shirt design!We received 64 designs in to...
10/02/2026

Thanks you to everyone who submitted original art for our first Saw-whet Owl T-shirt design!

We received 64 designs in total—wonderful work!

Here, we showcase some of our favorite designs.

We especially like the first two 👏

Artists in order:

Em Daly🥇
Gail Schmidt 🥈
Emma Neagle 🥉
Falcon Laina
Will Nickley
Sophia Dudney
Lucas Denton
Kate Nickley
Courtney Maxwell
Jaden Story

10/02/2026

Like he came off a red eye! ✈️

This adult Eastern Towhee had bright blood red eyes! An excellent example of an adult male—with the red eyes and black flight feathers.

Towhees love kickin up leaves to reveal critters hiding underneath.

Can you imagine being an insect and having the covers pulled off you and two red eyes staring you down? 😅

Prettiest fall warbler?
09/27/2026

Prettiest fall warbler?

09/16/2026

GREEN HERON today!!!!!

So cool to get another one this fall—our second ever!

These little herons love stalking the edges of ponds and wetlands in pursuit of small fish and frogs 🐸



All birds captured, banded, and safely released for conservation research with required permits.

09/13/2026

Rose-breasted Grosbeak—a beautiful bird with bold patches of rose applied over a calico plumage.



All birds captured, banded, and safely released for conservation research with required permits.

09/10/2026

Beautiful Northern Flicker today—Zoe’s top bird!

What a woodpecker!



All birds captured, banded, and safely released for conservation research with required permits.

We wondered why it was so quiet this morning.
09/06/2026

We wondered why it was so quiet this morning.

09/04/2026

Baby Waxwings! We got one with an orange tail alongside the typical yellow-tailed variety.

These babies must be eating differently—berry pigments are incorporated into waxwings’ flight feathers.

09/02/2026

Meep! American Woodcock today—not just one but two!! So cool to have these upland shorebirds around.



All birds captured, banded, and safely released for conservation research with required permits.

We are looking for help from creative people to design a t-shirt for our upcoming owl banding season.We love Saw-whet Ow...
08/31/2026

We are looking for help from creative people to design a t-shirt for our upcoming owl banding season.

We love Saw-whet Owls and want a design that showcases their cute, furry ferocity.

To that end, we are launching a t-shirt design competition.

To participate, create a design featuring a Saw-whet Owl that includes our name (BBO is fine).

Send your design via email to [email protected] with “BBO design competition” in the title to us by October 1st.

No ai please 🙏

We will showcase top designs on our Instagram and announce the winner in early October.

The winning artist will receive a t-shirt with their design along with a BBO donor hat.

Can’t wait to see what people come up with!

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Great Barrington, MA
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