http://madbirders.org Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:16:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Indigo Buntings... three years running now. Tree Swallows nesting in a bluebird box. An unidentified butterfly among the lilacs. Alex... Alex, Patti, Jeannie, Jeff, Kay and Ave Pat Alex, Kay, Jeff, Patti and Ave Seven Mad Birders had a wonderful walk on Center Fayston Road this fine May morning and spotted gorgeous Indigo Buntings for the third ... http://madbirders.org/2010/05/23/center-fayston-road-bird-walk-delivers-the-goods/ A beautiful Spring morning brought out eight Mad Birders to the boardwalk section of the Mad River Path near the Big Picture Theater.  A pair of Baltimore Orioles serenaded us and we all got great looks at both the male and female.  Thanks to Bill Martin for bringing a camera ... http://madbirders.org/2010/05/20/mad-birders-serenaded-by-a-baltimore-oriole-on-the-mad-river-path/ Mad Birder Hat in Spruce Thanks to Bryan Pfeiffer, Vermont Bird Photographer Extraordinaire, the Mad Birders now have a logo and it is making its first appearance on some terrific hats.  The inspiration was Bryan's fabulous photograph of a Ruby Crowned Kinglet.  Bryan is already a consummate Mad Birder, having written ... http://madbirders.org/2010/05/02/at-long-last-the-mad-birder-hats-have-arrived/ [caption id="attachment_615" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Eric models the first Mad Birder hat!"][/caption] Seventeen Mad Birders turned out at the home of John and Sandra Reilly in Waitsfield, Vermont this past Saturday evening for an informative and entertaining evening about Common Loons.  Loon Biologist Eric Hanson of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies' Loon ... http://madbirders.org/2010/04/27/the-mad-birders-thank-eric-hanson/ Eric Hanson - of the Vermont Loon Recovery Project- will present a slide show and talk as part of the Mad Birder's upcoming showing of Gail Osherenko's documentary: The Dark Side of the Loon.  Eric has been the Loon Biologist with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies' Loon Recovery Project since ... http://madbirders.org/2010/04/17/eric-hansen-loon-biologist-to-speak-at-mad-birders-presentation-of-the-dark-side-of-the-loon/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="Common Loon"][/caption] The eerie calls and striking black and white plumage of the common loon captivate those of us who spend time on northern lakes and ponds between April and October. Then the loons disappear. Quiet descends. Where do they go? How do they survive ... http://madbirders.org/2010/04/12/mad-birders-present-the-dark-side-of-the-loon-saturday-424-at-730pm/ 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 ... http://madbirders.org/2010/03/25/vermont-spring-bird-arrival-schedule/ Mad Birder Scott Sainsbury got this great shot of a rare avian visitor to the Mad River Valley, a Snow Goose.  The bird was seen today, 3/22/10  at the Ward Memorial Recreation Area of the Mad River on Route 100b in Moretown, Vermont.   Way to go Scott!! http://madbirders.org/2010/03/22/snow-goose-on-the-mad-river/ This Barred Owl was spotted in flight mid day on Sunday January 17th.  Bare trees make for good birding in Winter.  Craig Goss took this photo near Phen Basin in Fayston, VT. http://madbirders.org/2010/01/17/winter-birding/ [caption id="attachment_514" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Sunrise over the Green Mountains greets Frosty Mad Birders"][/caption]   [caption id="attachment_515" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Team Chickadees finds a covey of Quail!"][/caption]   [caption id="attachment_516" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Northern Bob White Quail posing for the camera."][/caption]  31 Mad Birders lived up to their name on Friday December 18th as they set out before ... http://madbirders.org/2009/12/20/temperatures-of-five-below-zero-for-mad-birders-christmas-bird-count/