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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, […]

Christmas Bird Count results

Ten teams of birders had a very successful day of birding in the Mad River Valley and Northfield/Roxbury area. The weather was perfect, and we had almost twice the number of birds last year. I know some of us were hoping for more species, we have just about the same number we usually have. We […]

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 […]

TIME FOR THE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

IF THERE’S SNOW ON THE GROUND AND WE’RE HANGING UP FEEDERS……it must be time for the Mad Birders Christmas Bird Count!  For the sixth year in a row the Mad River Valley’s birding club, the Mad Birders, will be participating in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count, creating citizen scientist records that (we hope) will […]

Mad Birder list from walk on West Greenway 7/7/11

Hi Mad Birders – Twenty Mad Birders and birder visitors to the Valley were very happy to find lots of birds singing and moving around this morning on the Greenway, west side.  Some of us were quite surprised at the level of bird activity in high summer.  Thanks to Patti Haynes for being the lister […]

BERND ON BIRDS – A talk about birds, biology and life. Saturday June 11th at 4PM at the Warren Library

The Mad Birders are very pleased to invite the Mad River Valley community to join us for a talk by UVM Biology Professor Emeritus and renowned author Bernd Heinrich.  Professor Heinrich will speak at the Warren Library on Saturday, June 11 at 4 PM.  The title of the program is “Bernd on Birds”. Author of […]

Cooper’s Hawk in Moretown

Mad Birder Scott Sainsbury got this great shot of a Cooper’s Hawk on his birdfeeder yesterday in Moretown.  On June 11th Scott will lead a Spring bird walk on his property, Cross Haven Farm.  Keep a look out for great birds…you never know where they will turn up!

The Eagle has landed in the Mad River Valley

Mad Birders have been thrilled with the sight of an immature (First Year) Bald Eagle.  “Great Eddy’  was initially spotted by Katie Woodruff near the Covered Bridge over the Mad River on January 12th.  The bird has been seen every day since including on the 16th, when it traveled a few miles north to Moretown.  These photos by Rick Haynes, […]