Open House Preparations
Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for rain, so what better way to escape the elements than by popping in to our building for our open house?! As you can see, we have been feverishly working all week to get our building ready. The ornaments are hung ready to be sold, the store is stocked for holiday shoppers and the julbock is in place to greet visitors coming through the doors. Our open house is going to be a sensational event for all that come, we hope to see you there!
Read MoreHoliday Open House – RTPI Shop
Take a peek at how incredible our upgraded and updated gift shop is looking! Can you spot some holiday presents you’d like to purchase? Preparations were underway yesterday for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History’s Holiday Open House this Saturday, December 6, from 10AM – 4PM featuring: Special Guest in the Gallery: Meet photographer Steve Cagan as you view his black and white photographs of birds in the style of portraits. Steve will be on hand to talk to guests about his photography and to hand sign his beautiful photography prints that will be for sale....
Read MoreTurkey Devouring Bittersweet
What a Thanksgiving feast this Wild Turkey enjoyed! While we almost always expect our flocks of turkeys to be feeding on the ground on seeds, invertebrates, or even amphibians and reptiles, they can sometimes find food in other places. They do fly, after all! If you have never seen a group roosting in a tree in your yard or quickly taking off I recommend you keep an eye out for it because it is always a spectacle. In this case I watched a few of them in a tree feeding on bittersweet berries… What a resourceful bird! There is a reason their population has exploded across the Northeast...
Read MoreRescheduled “Bird Portraits” artist reception
Important announcement! Please note that we have rescheduled this Friday’s “Bird Portraits” artist reception to December 6. See more by clicking on this link.
Read MoreGroundhog (Marmota monax) by Scott Kruitbosch
Tomorrow is Groundhog (Marmota monax) Day! We all know the basics – if the groundhog sees his shadow that means we have six more weeks of winter and if he does not we will have an early spring. While bearing in mind these rodents don’t have meteorological degrees and cannot move the sun to change our seasons it seems that the basic historical notion is rooted in weather observation. If the sun is shining we are likely under high pressure continuing cold or average temperatures and dry conditions, like much of what we had recently. Clouds obscuring the sun entirely are often due...
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