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Category Archives: Citizen Science
Time for a clean out!
Today we spent a few valuable hours in the woods removing the old nest material from our nest boxes. We also carried out some repairs so the boxes are ready for new arrivals, when the spring comes again. This year … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Citizen Science, Denmark, Environmental Education, Nature, Nest Box, Roosting, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Birds, Insects, Nestbox, SDU
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Second Broods Begin
With the continuing warm dry weather here in Odense, a number of Great Tits (Musvit) have decided to begin a second brood, or second nesting attempt. In at least 5 boxes in the woods surrounding SDU freshly laid eggs have … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Citizen Science, Denmark, Nest Box, SDU
Tagged eggs, great tit, nest box
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The first mixed family at SDU!
While I was out ringing the rapidly growing chicks at SDU this weekend I came across something unusual, and very exciting! When I reached box 82, on the edge of the woods, I had a quick look in to ensure … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Citizen Science, Denmark, Environmental Education, Nest Box, Wildlife
Tagged Birds, Nature, Science
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The breeding season is flying by!
Over the last 2 weeks things have progressed at an alarming rate in the woods. In about 18 days, the newly hatched baby birds develop from being blind, naked and helpless to alert and fully feathered strong “teenage” birds. When … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Citizen Science, Environmental Education, Flowers, Nest Box, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Birds, Nature, Volunteer, wildlife, Woods
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Ringing begins at SDU
This week we began ringing the chicks which have been developing rapidly in the nest boxes surrounding the university at SDU in Odense. Almost all of our nest boxes are occupied, and we expect a similar number of chicks to … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Ringing, Breeding Season, Citizen Science, Denmark, Environmental Education, Nest Box, SDU
Tagged Bird Ringing, Citizen Science, nest monitoring, SDU
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Cuckoo at SDU
Yesterday I heard my first Cuckoo of the season, and luckily it was very close to SDU! I didn’t see the bird, but I have a good idea where it’s territory is. The months of May and June are the … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Citizen Science, Migration, Nature, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Bird, migration, Nature, wild
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Barn Swallows are back!
On the 17th of April, after visiting some nest boxes in the southern part of the woods I spotted my first Barn Swallows (landsvale) of the year flying low over the fields next to the university in Odense. As … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Citizen Science, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Birds, Nature, Nest Recording, Science, survey, Swallow, Volunteer
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No holidays for the birds!
Many females, both Great tits and Blue tits have begun incubating eggs in the nest boxes around the woods during the Easter break. The majority of boxes appear to be occupied, with nests, and a large proportion of these have … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Citizen Science, Environmental Education, Nature, Nest Box, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged Birds, Deer, Easter, Flowers, Nature
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How to tell what species have moved in?
At SDU the breeding season is in full swing with numerous eggs being laid every single day in 100+ nest boxes in the woods surrounding the university in Odense (Denmark). The birds begin building their nests with moss, twigs and … Continue reading
Posted in Breeding Season, Citizen Science, Environmental Education, Nest Box, SDU, Wildlife
Tagged blue tit, danish, education, english, great tit, identification, Nature, nest monitoring, SDU
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Sneak Peak!
Here a collection of photos from our nest box project at SDU taken during the breeding season last year. I wonder what 2014 will bring!
