BERKSHIRE BIRD OBSERVATORY INC
EIN 93-4916554 · Natural Resources Conservation & Protection (C30)
What they do
IN THIS ERA of RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE, IT is VITAL to KEEP A PULSE ON WILDLIFE POPULATIONS. WE NEED to KNOW WHICH SPECIES ARE MOST IMPACTED SO WE CAN SET CONSERVATION PRIORITIES. OUR FOCUS is ON BIRDS. DURING SPRING and FALL WE CAPTURE BIRDS MIGRATING ALONG THE ATLANTIC FLYWAY and BAND THEM AT OUR BIRDING STATION AT JUG END STATE RESERVATION. THIS ALLOWS US to MONITOR MULTIPLE POPULATIONS AT A SINGLE SITE. OUR DATA SHOWS WHEN SPECIES PASS THROUGH OUR AREA and IN WHAT NUMBERSLETTING US DETERMINE TRENDS OVER TIME. WE SHARE OUR DATA WITH OUR GOVERNMENT and NON-PROFIT PARTNERS to MAXIMIZE ITS CONSERVATION IMPACT. THOUGH DATA INFORMS CONSERVATION EFFORTS, WORKING WITH WILDLIFE UP CLOSE PROVIDES US WITH UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES to EDUCATE and ENTHRALL. WE WELCOME VISITORS to OUR BANDING STATION and LEVERAGE THE WONDER of A BIRD IN THE HAND to INSPIRE A LOVE of BIRDS and THE HABITATS THEY DEPEND ON. OUR BANDING STATION SERVES AS A HUB for FIELD-BASED RESEARCH, TRAINING, and EDUCATION IN OUR R
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ContactBENJAMIN MICHAEL NICKLEYPRESIDENT & EXEC DIR
In care of% BENJAMIN NICKLEY
Mailing addressPO BOX 145, GT BARRINGTON, MA 01230-0145
Main phone(330) 242-4544 WebsiteVisit the charity’s websiteSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- January 2024
- County
- Berkshire
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