http://madbirders.org Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:59:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://madbirders.org/2008/09/02/birds-on-the-move/ 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 ... http://madbirders.org/2008/07/03/tis-the-season-for-baby-birds/ 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 ... http://madbirders.org/2008/06/02/blueberry-lake-walk-this-thursday-morning-at-730/ 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 ... http://madbirders.org/2008/05/20/mad-birder-spring-walks-this-thursday-and-sunday-mornings/ [gallery] 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 challenge for all attendees. Pictured above ... http://madbirders.org/2008/05/14/the-mad-birders-thank-terry-wright/ Pat Folsom got this great shot of a Baltimore Oriole, (back to its original name after being known for a short while as the Northern Oriole,) this morning just after sunrise at one of the feeders at her Waitsfield home. The Baltimore Oriole winters in Southern Mexico, Northern South ... http://madbirders.org/2008/05/11/look-who-just-flew-in-from-the-south/ [photopress:Treeswallow.pfols.4.08.JPG,full,pp_image]   Tree Swallow   UPDATE: SATURDAY AM -- The walk is still on! At this moment, 7 AM, the rain is intermittent and not too heavy. Wear a hat and gloves and a rain jacket, and we'll see you at Knoll Farm! -- Nancy    The Mad Birders invite those who are new to birding ... http://madbirders.org/2008/05/02/beginners-bird-walk-saturday-may-3rd/ 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 ... http://madbirders.org/2008/04/15/spring-birding-begins/ 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/2008/04/13/vermont-spring-bird-arrival-schedule/ [photopress:Spruce_Grouse_2.jpg,full,pp_image] Terry Wright spied this Spruce Grouse in the Northeast Kingdom on 4/21/07. It was bird #106 for his Big Year. How many birds can a person see in Vermont in a single calendar year? Terry Wright, of Essex Center decided to answer this question and spent most of his ... http://madbirders.org/2008/03/23/the-mad-birders-present-%e2%80%9ca-2007-vermont-big-year-of-birding%e2%80%9d/