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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 […]
Birding Costa Rica – Sunday, April 26
Chris and Julia Child will share their birding experiences in Costa Rica. Join Mad Birders at Warren Library for photos and descriptions of this exciting birding destination.
Great Backyard Bird Count in mid-February
The Great Backyard Bird Count (February 13-16) is a chance for all of us to be citizen scientists for a weekend. Watch birds in your yard or wherever you are, submit your results. It’s fun and helps give scientists helpful information about bird distribution. Go to http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ for the full story. Let’s have great Mad River Valley […]
Info for Christmas Bird Count Feeder Watchers!
Hello! Thanks for joining the Christmas Bird Count as a Feeder Watcher! Attached are Feeder Watcher Guidelines and a Tally Sheet that includes all of the information you need to participate. If you are unable to open the file, let us know by emailing birddiva@madrivervalley.biz.
Christmas Bird Count ’08
Join Mad Birders for the Mad River Valley/Northfield Christmas Bird Count on Friday, December 19. Teams of 3-4 will be counting species and numbers throughout the day. Volunteers are invited to join teams, watch from home, or invite teams to check out yard birds. The day ends with a delicious potluck and great fellowship as […]
Christmas Bird Count ’08
Join Mad Birders for the Mad River Valley/Northfield Christmas Bird Count on Friday, December 19. Teams of 3-4 will be counting species and numbers throughout the day. Volunteers are invited to join teams, watch from home, or invite teams to check out yard birds. The day ends with a delicious potluck and great fellowship as […]
Birds on the Move
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 Ward Hill property since early […]
‘Tis the Season for Baby Birds
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 now sitting on a second […]
Plum Island opportunity – September 9-11
Mad Birders will visit the Plum Island/Parker River area in Massachusetts in early September. We will leave early on September 9, explore as many birding sites as possible, return late on September 11. Participants will make their own motel reservations, Greenleaf Inn is suggested.
Granville Monitoring Walk, Saturday, July 19
Mad Birders will meet at Shaws in Waitsfield at 7 AM to carpool to Granville to do a monitoring walk on the Parker property. We will record species and numbers in three different habitats with the owners. Wear waterproof footwear, bring insect repellant, sunscreen, and water. This will involve some hiking. A possible extension drive […]