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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.
Christmas Bird Count on December 14
We will hold our Christmas Bird Count on Friday, December 14, 2007. This is an all day event in which up to 10 teams will canvass our 15 mile Circle counting all the birds that are seen. The day concludes with a lively potluck where teams report on their bird counts. Home-based feeder watchers can […]
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.
Fall Ward Hill Walk, September 1, 2007
Join the Mad Birders led by the Pratts (Team Pipit) for an early fall walk on Ward Hill on Saturday, September 1. We will leave Waitsfield Chamber of Commerce at 7:30 AM, bird walk starts at 8 AM. We will be looking for fall warblers, many others. This is always a favorite Valley spot to […]
Long Trail North of Rte 17
Moderate to difficult hike on rocky, steep trail. Meet at Egan’s at 8 AM for an all morning hike. Be sure to bring water and a snack, wear hiking boots, dress in layers.
Hemlock Hill Hike
Meet at Egan’s at intersection of Rtes 100 and 17 to carpool to Hemlock Hill. The trailhead is off Rte 17 and we should get some lower elevation birds on this hike. Plan on 3 hours for this walk.
Monday Phen Basin Walk
Meet at Egan’s at the intersection of Rtes 100 and 17 at 8 AM for a walk into Phen Basin. This area is another part of the Breeding Bird Atlas block and has good habitat diversity. This will be a 3 hour walk.
Birding for Breeding Bird Atlas at top of Rte 17
Wednesday, July 11, 4-7 PM. Meet at Egans at intersection of Rtes 100 and 17. We will carpool to the top of Rte 17 to explore the pond and roadsides for late afternoon birds.