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Blueberry Lake – Thursday, June 5, 2008
Meet at the south end of Blueberry Lake at 7:30 AM to check out this beautiful spot for late migrants and summer residents.
Knoll Farm Walk – Beginning Birder Special, Saturday, May 3, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008. Meet at Knoll Farm at 8 AM. We will start at the yard and barn, then hike up through the meadow to the woods. Nancy Turner will lead the walk in this beautiful spot. This is one of Mad Birder’s most popular walks every year. In the past two years, we […]
Great Backyard Bird Count Walk
Join Mad Birders for a special Sunday morning walk on February 17. Meet at Mad River Path, Meadow Road parking lot, at 8 AM for a 2 hour walk as part of Great Backyard Bird Count. Wear sturdy footwear and appropriate layers. Led by Jeannie Elias.
Great Backyard Bird Count – February 15-18
Join other birders of all abilities for the eleventh Great Backyard Bird Count. It’s easy and fun, learn more about it at http://www.audubon.org/gbbc/index.shtml. Let’s have a record number of Mad Birders participating this year.
Barred Owl Sightings Numerous This Winter
[photopress:Barred_Owl__Jan_24_2008.JPG,full,pp_image] There have been many Barred Owls reported in the Valley and around the state this winter. One of the Valley Christmas Bird Count teams spotted three on December 14. The Barred is the most common species of owl in the Valley, but the number being seen during daylight hours is very unusual. Many residents […]
Birding the January Thaw
Bohemian Waxwing [photopress:BohemianWaxwing_20071129_folsom.jpg,full,pp_image] Pine Grosbeaks and Common Redpolls [photopress:RedpollsAndPineGrosbeaks_20080110_Folsom_1.jpg,full,pp_image] High temperatures, rain, freezing rain, high winds – not welcome weather in the middle of January in Vermont. However, sometimes interesting birds show up during turbulence. This winter has many irruptives (birds that normally winter in Canada, but show up when food supply is short) visiting […]
Prepare for Christmas Bird Count
Participants in Mad River Valley/Northfield Christmas Bird Count are invited to a pre-CBC meeting , Tuesday, November 27th at 7 PM. We will meet at Dawna and James Foreman’s house on Freeman Hill Rd, Moretown. We will finalize plans for the Christmas Bird Count, to be held on Friday, December 14th. We welcome all who would like […]
Dead Creek Snow Goose trip
Weather permitting, Mad Birders will travel to Dead Creek in Addison County to view Snow Geese and other birds of interest on Sunday, October 21. Dress warmly, bring lunch. We will leave Wait House at 8 AM, return by 3 PM.
Sandhill Crane Family in Bristol
For the past two or three years, birders have reported a pair of Sandhill Cranes near Bristol Pond (Winona Lake), about 4 miles north of Bristol Village. This year the couple successfully raised one offspring known as a colt. These Sandhill Cranes have been feeding in fields around Bristol all fall and are still around […]
October is Sparrow Month
As the temperatures drop, leaves turn, and daylight hours diminish, most of the warblers have headed south, but birding is still good. The geese, raptors, and sparrows are moving through. The Song, Chipping, Swamp and White-throated Sparrows are still around; White-crowned, Lincoln’s, and Dark-eyed Juncoes are showing up in good numbers, and Fox and American Tree Sparrows […]