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For Every Bird a Nest

The Reilly's found this Oriole nest at their home in Waitsfield this week.
For every Bird a Nest –
Wherefore in timid quest
Some little Wren goes seeking round –

Wherefore when boughs are free –
Households in every tree –
Pilgrim be found?

Perhaps a home too high –
Ah Aristocracy!
The little Wren desires –

Perhaps of twig so fine –
Of twine e’en [...]

Bernd on Birds

[ June 11, 2011; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Bernd Heinrich, a UVM researcher and author of many books on crows and ravens, will speak at Warren Library on Saturday, June 11 at 4 PM.  The event is free, open to the public.  Refreshments will be served.  Hope to see you there.

Missisquoi NWR Monitoring Walk, Saturday, June 18, 8 AM

[ June 18, 2011; 6:15 am to 2:15 pm. ] Friends of Missisquoi NWR Board Members, Ken Copenhaver and Bridget Butler, lead these walks on the third Saturday of every month.  After the walk, Mad Birders will explore other Franklin County hotspots, including Franklin County Airport.  Bring lunch.   NOTE:  We will meet at Shaw’s in Waitsfield at 6:15 AM to carpool, arriving at Missisquoi by [...]

Blue-Capped Mad Birders find blue birds on Center Fayston Road Walk

Seven Mad Birders, all women, five of whom sported Periwinkle colored Mad Birder caps had a great walk on Center Fayston Road in Fayston this morning.  Among the highlights were Eastern Bluebirds, Indigo Buntings and Black-Throated Blue Warblers, of course.  (Pictured above from left to right are Alex Maclay, Sandra Bruggerman, Barbara Ellis, Pat Folsom [...]

GULF CROSSING – A film about the mystery and marvels of songbird migration

Scarlet Tanagers are among the species that annually make a ‘gulf crossing’ on their way to Vermont.

Indigo Buntings are a perennial favorite among birders.

The Mad Birders and The Big Picture Theater  are pleased to present Gulf Crossing, a gorgeous new film about the annual avian pilgrimage across the Gulf of Mexico at [...]

Gulf Crossing film at Big Picture Theater, Sunday, May 15 at 1 PM

[ May 15, 2011; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Warblers, vireos, flycatchers, thrushes, hummingbirds – They all arrive back in the Valley every May to rest or nest.   Most of us have no idea of their migration challenges  from Central or South America.  View this amazing documentary that chronicles their nonstop flight over the Gulf of Mexico.  This film, directed byJackson Childs,  will be shown at 1PM at the Big [...]

Mad River Path – Waitsfield Laundromat, Thursday, May 5

[ May 5, 2011; 7:00 am to 8:30 am. ] Meet Jeannie Elias at Waitsfield Laundromat (Fiddler’s Green) at 7:00 AM for a  morning walk looking for migrants on the Mad River Path along the river and in surrounding woods and fields.

Phen Basin, Thursday, May 12

[ May 12, 2011; 7:00 am to 9:00 am. ] Meet Jeannie Elias at end of Phen Basin Road (off Bragg Hill Rd) for an early morning walk.  This can be muddy, wear your muck boots.    A nice wooded hike to beaver ponds.  NOTE:  This location was changed from the Kingsbury section of Mad River Path.

Ward Hill, Sunday,May 29

[ May 29, 2011; 7:30 am to 10:30 am. ] Meet Mad Birders at Pratts on Rt 100 in Duxbury at 7:30 AM, to carpool to Ward Hill for our annual late May walk.  This is one of our most popular walks, led by our Valley birding experts, Team Pipit.  We invite birders of all abilities to join us for this special morning.  NOTE:  This is a [...]

Hildene – Birding and Peonies, Saturday, May 21- Leave Valley at 5:15 AM

[ May 21, 2011; 5:15 am to 4:15 pm. ]  
The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, 8:00 am, Free.   Note:  In order to be at Hildene [...]