Author Archives: Hillary T.

About Hillary T.

Where: Mass Audubon Headquarters, Lincoln Who: Massachusetts transplant by way of Florida and New York. Raising two young girls, who she hopes will be budding naturalists Favorite part of the job: Learning something new every day from some of the smartest and most enthusiastic groups of people

Take 5: Dark-eyed Juncos

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Hillary T.

Known colloquially as “snowbirds,” dark-eyed juncos are often linked to winter. These small, gray, seed-eating birds in the sparrow family are most often seen in Massachusetts from fall migration in October to spring migration in April. But what many people might not realize is that juncos can be found in the Commonwealth year-round, and often breed in our conifer forests. Learn more about juncos and enjoy five images from past editions of our photo contests.

2013 Photo Contest Entry © Lee Fortier

2013 Photo Contest Entry © Lee Fortier

2011 Focus on Feeders Entry © Eladi Bermudez

2011 Focus on Feeders Entry © Eladi Bermudez

2013 Photo Contest Entry © Ronelle Adams

2013 Photo Contest Entry © Ronelle Adams

2012 Focus on Feeders Entry © Anne Greene

2012 Focus on Feeders Entry © Anne Greene

2012 Photo Contest Entry © Kristin Shoemaker

2012 Photo Contest Entry © Kristin Shoemaker

View the winners of the 2015 Picture This: Your Great Outdoors photo contest.

Top 10 Facebook Posts of 2015

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Hillary T.

Enjoy a look back at our top 10 most popular Facebook posts of 2015. Missing our posts in your newsfeed? Like our page (if you haven’t already), hover over “Liked,” select “Posts in News Feed,” and choose “See Posts First.”

Amazing photographs capturing almost frozen waves off Nantucket.

Posted by Mass Audubon on Friday, February 27, 2015

Hard to believe this is a slo-mo video of a ruby-throated hummingbird, but notice the birds in the background.

Posted by Mass Audubon on Saturday, July 4, 2015

Wondering what to do if you find a baby bird? Our chart explains. Share to help spread the word! And find more details here: http://bit.ly/ma_babybirds

Posted by Mass Audubon on Thursday, May 14, 2015

Great news from The Nature Conservancy for bats!

Posted by Mass Audubon on Sunday, May 24, 2015

Happy owl-o-ween!

Posted by Mass Audubon on Saturday, October 31, 2015

Great story from Blue Hills Trailside Museum: It was an exciting week at Trailside! We had four great horned owl…

Posted by Mass Audubon on Saturday, May 2, 2015

Have you seen these lovely plants yet this season? Though the pink lady’s slipper is relatively easy to spot, other…

Posted by Mass Audubon on Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Gobble gobble.

Posted by Mass Audubon on Monday, November 23, 2015

Will you be watching tonight?

Posted by Mass Audubon on Sunday, September 27, 2015

Spotted yesterday: a baby snapping turtle that just emerged from its nest. Keep an eye out for these turtles!

Posted by Mass Audubon on Saturday, September 12, 2015