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Birds on the Move
It’s fall - birds are flocking, feeding, getting ready to head south. Some have left, others will be moving to staging areas such as Dead Creek in Addison or the New England Coast before long flights to their wintering grounds. Fred and Chris Pratt have been monitoring songbird activity on their Ward Hill property since early [...]
‘Tis the Season for Baby Birds
As we move into July, baby birds are being seen and heard in our yards and forests. Listen for begging calls as parents continue to feed babies after they have fledged, watch for youngsters learning to fly and take care of themselves in the big world. Some bird species are now sitting on a second [...]
Plum Island opportunity - September 9-11
[ September 9, 2008 7:00 am to September 11, 2008 6:00 pm. ] Mad Birders will visit the Plum Island/Parker River area in Massachusetts in early September. We will leave early on September 9, explore as many birding sites as possible, return late on September 11. Participants will make their own motel reservations, Greenleaf Inn is suggested.
Granville Monitoring Walk, Saturday, July 19
[ July 19, 2008; 7:00 am to 11:00 am. ] Mad Birders will meet at Shaws in Waitsfield at 7 AM to carpool to Granville to do a monitoring walk on the Parker property. We will record species and numbers in three different habitats with the owners. Wear waterproof footwear, bring insect repellant, sunscreen, and water. This will involve some hiking. A possible extension drive [...]
Knoll Farm Monitoring Walk, Thursday July 10
[ July 10, 2008; 7:30 am to 10:00 am. ] Mad Birders will meet at Knoll Farm on Thursday, July 10 at 7:30 AM for a 2.5 hour monitoring walk. We will check out three habitats, recording species and numbers in the habitats, plus any others encountered on the walk between blocks. Wear sturdy footwear, bring insect repellant, sunscreen, and water.
Blueberry Lake Walk this Thursday Morning at 7:30
A great venue for spring migrants and waterfowl is Blueberry Lake in Warren. Join the Mad Birders this Thursday morning at 7:30 for a two hour walk around the lake. Almost all of our spring and summer visitors have arrived for the season and they are moving in, setting up housekeeping and [...]
Mad Birder Spring Walks this Thursday and Sunday mornings!
Join dawna Foreman this coming Thursday at 7:30am for a Freeman Hill Bird Walk in Moretown. Freeman Hill Road is on the left after you pass Maynard’s Snack Bar heading north on Route 100B from Waitsfield. dawna’s is the first house on the left as you head up Freeman Hill Road. Loaner binoculars are available [...]
The Mad Birders thank Terry Wright
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The Mad Birders want to express their BIG THANKS to Terry Wright for his 2007 BIG YEAR OF BIRDING presentation for the Mad Birders back on March 29th. Terry gave us a wonderful presentation that included a bird identification [...]
Spring Birding Begins!
Reports have come in from all around the Mad River Valley about new bird arrivals for the Spring. Red Winged Blackbirds, Robins, Song Sparrows, Fox Sparrows, and White Throated Sparrows are regularly being spotted. Winter Wrens have been heard singing and the first warbler, a Yellow Rumped Warbler, has been seen in Waitsfield.
The Mad Birders [...]
Vermont Spring Bird Arrival Schedule
Bird migration is not an exact science of course, but years of observation have given birders the ability to get pretty close to assigning a precise ETA for each bird’s Spring arrival date in Vermont. For a week by week ’schedule’ of what birds you can expect to see download a pdf of the Vermont [...]
