City Nature Challenge — Accepted!

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Hillary T.

Our TerraCorps member Nick Tepper took over the Mass Audubon iNaturalist account from April 26 to April 29 to participate in Boston’s City Nature Challenge: a fun-filled citizen science competition to document biodiversity around the world.

Nick submitted over 400 observations and documented over 220 species. Here are some of his favorite photos from the challenge:

Piping Plover doing some yoga

Blue Grosbeak hawking insects out of the air

Post-breeding female Blue-spotted Salamander

Hundreds of Wood Frog eggs hatching

And a Gray Catbird singing away!

iNaturalist & Mass Audubon

Check out what people are seeing at Mass Audubon’s wildlife sanctuaries and share your own sightings through the iNaturalist Mass Audubon Project.

Take 5: Sing for Spring!

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Ryan D.

Spring is finally here! The days are getting longer and warmer, the trees are leafing out and budding left and right, and spring bird migration is picking up steam. Doesn’t it just make you want to sing?

Here are five birds that agree with that sentiment and are singing their hearts out for spring. You might consider joining them during a spring bird-watching program at one of our sanctuaries. Happy spring!