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This event has been postponed until June 2nd! Join us then for the Mad Birders Big Morning at CrossHaven Farm in MORETOWN.
The Mad Birders are hosting the second annual “Big Morning” and “Birders’ BBQ” at Sainsbury’s CrossHaven Farm in Moretown on Saturday, May 25! Last year’s gathering of the Vermont Birding Community for this event was a true Happening! Over 50 bird-crazy, good-natured folk from all around the state gathered to meet one another, […]
Travel: It’s For the Birds! A talk by Maeve Kim on May 11th at 4PM
Maeve Kim has gone birding in three countries, two provinces and fourteen states. For over ten years, she’s been leading beginners’ bird walks for Green Mountain Club. In addition, she has taught birding workshops in schools and libraries and for the Vermont Outdoor Guide Association. In her presentation, Maeve will share photos of birds and […]
Barred Owl at Mountain Valley Farm
Gib and Sue Geiger of Mountain Valley Farm got this shot of a Barred Owl clutching a Red Squirrel in Waitsfield this week. Sue reported that Gib had saved the squirrel for just this reason and concluded “See it pays to keep dead frozen rodents around when there is a lot of snow on the […]
Tufted Titmouse
Warren Mad Birder Bill Martin demonstrates conclusively that a Tufted Titmouse will come to a suet cake, especially on a sunny day.
Spike the Shrike – Our Carnivorous Songbird
Twice in the past two weeks, I’ve had an opportunity to spend quality time with one of our most fascinating birds – the Northern Shrike. It’s fairly rare that this bird spends much time where it can be observed “up close and personal”. Most of us see it in a treetop at a distance. Or, […]
The (not so) Common Redpoll
One of the highlights of Mad River Valley birding this winter is the presence of a small energetic bird named the Common Redpoll. A member of the Finch family, this bird spends the summer breeding season in Canada but occasionally appears in Vermont in large numbers during the winter, especially when food sources further north […]
Celebrate the Season with the Mad Birders
The Mad Birders are preparing to participate in the 113th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count! Join us in the fun starting with a planning pot luck supper at 6PM on November 29th in Waitsfield. Our count will be held on Friday December 14th from 8am until 4pm in Waitsfield, Fayston, Moretown, Warren, Duxbury and Northfield; followed […]
Bird where the birds are!
The fence at Ward Hill Ali and Pipit compare their lists for eBird. Thirteen Mad Birders celebrated September and the joys of autumn songbird migration by birding where the birds always are, on WARD HILL in Duxbury. Thanks go to Chris and Fred “Pipit” Pratt for hosting the walk. A beautiful late summer morning with blue skies greeted […]
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 […]
Bohemian Waxwings reported throughout the Mad River Valley
Bohemians at Mountain Valley Farm Waitsfield – 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 Vermont. These fruit and berry loving birds […]