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		<title>Bohemian Waxwings reported throughout the Mad River Valley</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bohemian Waxwings in Waitsfield - Photo by John Reilly



Bohemians at Mountain Valley Farm  Waitsfield &#8211; Photo by Gib Geiger

Beginning about a week ago Mad Birders began reporting Bohemian Waxwing sightings in the valley.  Flocks of between 30 and 70 have been reported in Fayston and Waitsfield and also at various locations throughout the State of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madbirders.org/2012/02/01/bohemian-waxwings-reported-throughout-the-mad-river-valley/</link>
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		<title>Mad Birders Host VARIED THRUSH in Waitsfield</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gib and Sue, with Gib sporting a Mad Birder hat. Thanks to you both!
Birders from near and far continue to observe the Varied Thrush. Fernando Corrada got this shot on Sunday 1/22/12.


Varied Thrush at Mountain Valley Farm in Waitsfield 

The Mad Birders are proud to have this Varied Thrush visiting the Mad River Valley this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madbirders.org/2012/01/16/mad-birders-host-varied-thrush-in-waitsfield/</link>
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		<title>TIME FOR THE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT</title>
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IF THERE’S SNOW ON THE GROUND AND WE’RE HANGING UP FEEDERS……it must be time for the Mad Birders Christmas Bird Count!  For the sixth year in a row the Mad River Valley’s birding club, the Mad Birders, will be participating in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count, creating citizen scientist records that (we hope) will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madbirders.org/2011/11/26/time-for-the-christmas-bird-count/</link>
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		<title>Juvenile Cedar Waxwing Rescue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Waxwing recovering in a canoe after being helped out of Blueberry Lake
 



Juvenile Waxwing Perched on the Bow


Two Mad Birders canoeing on Blueberry Lake in Warren, Vermont this past weekend were in the right place at the right time for the little juvenile Cedar Waxwing pictured above.  The birders spied the Waxwing swimming awkwardly across the lake.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madbirders.org/2011/08/21/juvenile-cedar-waxwing-rescue/</link>
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		<title>Young Hermit Thrush</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Young Hermit Thrush sitting on cone flowers
From Katie Woodruff in Saranac:  A poor photo taken through a window and from a distance.  However it does show what I wanted to share with you.  This young Hermit Thrush was under our feeder this morning and then flew to this pink coneflower and tried [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madbirders.org/2011/07/25/1155/</link>
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		<title>Mad Birder Trio Spies a Snow White Hawk!</title>
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On June 28th, 2011, a trio of Mad Birders: Ali Wagner, Pat Folsom and Patti Haynes headed to Orleans County to help Patti achieve her 2011 goal of birding all fourteen Vermont counties in a single calendar year.  Barr Hill in Greensboro was the target destination, but they were keeping track of every bird they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madbirders.org/2011/07/22/mad-birder-trio-spies-a-snow-white-hawk/</link>
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		<title>Mad Birder list from walk on West Greenway 7/7/11</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Mad Birders -
Twenty Mad Birders and birder visitors to the Valley were very happy to find lots of birds singing and moving around this morning on the Greenway, west side.  Some of us were quite surprised at the level of bird activity in high summer.  Thanks to Patti Haynes for being the lister and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madbirders.org/2011/07/07/mad-birder-list-from-walk-on-west-greenway-7711/</link>
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		<title>The Nesting Season</title>
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The Mad Birders are very grateful to Professor Bernd Heinrich who came to Warren, VT to give a talk titled &#8220;Bernd on Birds&#8221; last Saturday afternoon.  Apologies to all for the delay in starting the program.  The talk focused on the nesting habits of many common North American songbirds and Professor Heinrich provided some fascinating [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madbirders.org/2011/06/16/the-nesting-season/</link>
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		<title>BERND ON BIRDS &#8211; A talk about birds, biology and life.  Saturday June 11th at 4PM at the Warren Library</title>
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The Mad Birders are very pleased to invite the Mad River Valley community to join us for a talk by UVM Biology Professor Emeritus and renowned author Bernd Heinrich.  Professor Heinrich will speak at the Warren Library on Saturday, June 11 at 4 PM.  The title of the program is &#8220;Bernd on Birds&#8221;.
Author of over [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madbirders.org/2011/06/06/bernd-on-birds-a-talk-about-birds-biology-and-life-saturday-june-11th-at-4pm-at-the-warren-library/</link>
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		<title>For Every Bird a Nest</title>
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The Reilly&#39;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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madbirders.org/2011/05/29/for-every-bird-a-nest/</link>
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