River Point Bird Observatory

01/31/2024

Hello Portland, ME area network. I am involved in trying to hire an excellent mist net production staff person to join our Maine team at Avinet Research Supplies. It is ideal work for a person who is dextrous, patient, and can do things efficiently. We offer training and benefits. Work occurs in a comfortable space. Please share the opportunity with those who might be interested and able! Thank you!

05/09/2020

Happy World Migratory Bird Day!

Enjoy some great stories about birds!

In celebration of World Migratory Bird Day, here are six favorite migration-related papers published in AOS journals in the past year.

05/11/2019

10/18/2018

River Point Bird Observatory Celebrated this October by sharing a day of banding with the Kartong Bird Observatory of Western Gambia! Though the time differences and weather made it difficult to showcase our full banding operation, we still enjoyed discussing the birds captured, our techniques, and the connections we share through bird conservation and research. A special thanks to Colin Cross and his great ringing team for connecting with us as we look forward to more opportunities to connect with them.

09/11/2018

We had a great banding week last week with over 200 birds banded. On Friday, we had a good push of Vireos and got the chance to compare Warbling and Philadelphia Vireos in the hand!

08/31/2018

It's been a great start to fall migration at River Point! Yesterday we caught 67 birds while today we caught a whopping 92! Lots of American Redstarts moving through currently and some other great migrants as well like this Chestnut-sided Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, and Nashville Warbler.

08/22/2018

Fall migration is underway at River Point! We captured 44 birds yesterday (20 of them being Gray Catbirds..) as well as some migrating warblers. Can you tell who is an Orange-crowned Warbler and who is a Tennessee Warbler? Fall warblers are always a fun challenge.

08/15/2018

We had a lovely Butterfly Lunch Walk today and saw Gray Hairstreaks, Pearl Crescents, Sulfurs, Cabbage Whites, and Monarchs, including this Monarch larva enjoying some of River Points milkweed!

08/13/2018

This Wednesday join us for a lunch-time butterfly walk! The monarchs have been returning to River Point along with many other butterflies to be enjoyed. http://ow.ly/9FFf30lnIYf
Bring a lunch and stretch your legs!

07/23/2018

Here are some highlights from Moth Night at River Point!
Virginia Ctenucha Moth, Herpetogramma sphingealis, Polyphemus Moth, and White-marked Tussock Moth!

07/21/2018

Don't forget that tonight is Moth Night at River Point Bird Observatory! Come out and join us for a night of moth collection, identification, and interpretation! We will begin the night around 8:30pm and will conclude around 2:00am.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/moth-night-at-river-point-bird-observatory

Join BRI staff for an evening of moth collection, identification, and interpretation. Enjoy the night sounds and learn about the biology, behavior, and life history of moths found at River Point Bird Observatory. We will utilize this project to record and track our observation throughout the event.