It's Mystery Map Monday! Which MD breeding #bird matches this Breeding Bird Atlas 3 map that has observations documented in over 20 blocks & experienced a 5% increase in total blocks from the previous breeding bird atlas? Put your guess below & check back tomorrow (next post) for answer!

🏠There’s a new home ready for an American Kestrel pair to use during next year’s breeding season. 🪺 Installed today at Serenity Ridge Natural Burial Cemetery, we’re grateful to be partnering with folks like them across the state to support this declining #bird species. Photo by Alex Pellegrini

Chet Anderson was a veterinarian serving horse farms in Central Maryland for over 40 years. He used his connections with landowners to help our Farmland Raptor Program (FRP) set up nest boxes for American Barn Owls. #birds #ornithology

❓Mystery Map Monday turns into Trivia Tuesday! 🧠The species from our map quiz yesterday (our last post) was AMERICAN KESTREL. Congratulations to those who guessed correctly! 🎉 Photo: American Kestrel by Devonyu from Getty Images

It's Mystery Map Monday! Which MD breeding #bird matches this Breeding Bird Atlas 3 map that has observations documented in over 300 blocks & yet experienced a 32.8% decline in total blocks from the previous breeding bird atlas? Put your guess below & check back tomorrow (next post) for answer!

We're out at the Maryland Osprey and Nature Festival - Education, Conservation, Celebration - today, April 5! Stop by our booth to learn more about our current programs, like our farmland raptor project, and how you can get involved to join us in conserving #birds across #Maryland!