Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/ Dedicated to fostering greater understanding, appreciation, and protection of the grand phenomenon of bird migration. en-us Birds Connect Classrooms in the U.S. and Nicaragua Twice a year, millions of birds belonging to about 150 species travel between seasonal homes in Nicaragua and the United States. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/blog/default.cfm?id=99 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/blog/default.cfm?id=99 Stingless Bees at a Honduran Coffee Farm The very light-in-color, almost clear honey produced by these bees derives from a variety of local native and introduced plants, including many that comprise the shade cover for a diverse shade coffee system. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/blog/default.cfm?id=97 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/blog/default.cfm?id=97 Summer Tanager in Honduran Coffee Farm On one small holding, near the producer?s house, this summer tanager (Piranga rubra) was seen hanging out in and around the coffee managed by the producer and his family. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/blog/default.cfm?id=96 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/blog/default.cfm?id=96 Job Opening Paid internship positions available at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/education/teacher_resources/bridging_the_americas/internship.cfm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/education/teacher_resources/bridging_the_americas/internship.cfm Job Opening A Smithsonian Postdoctoral Fellowship is available to assist in the development of full life-cycle population models for multiple migratory bird species. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/about/life-cycle-modeling-postdoc.cfm Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/about/life-cycle-modeling-postdoc.cfm Delaware Coastal Birding All-Day Tour Explore some of Delaware?s top birding locations with birding experts Andy Sprenger and Chris Tonra. Birding at the Indian River Inlet, Cape Henlopen and Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge promise great opportunities to glimpse many types of birds including scoters, loons, harlequin ducks, and many more. http://residentassociates.org/ticketing//tickets/reserve.aspx?performanceNumber=223873 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://residentassociates.org/ticketing//tickets/reserve.aspx?performanceNumber=223873 Job Opening Participate in a long-term ecological study of forest bird populations at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/about/hb_field_assistant.cfm Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/about/hb_field_assistant.cfm