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Center Fayston Road Bird Walk delivers the goods!
Indigo Buntings… three years running now. Tree Swallows nesting in a bluebird box. An unidentified butterfly among the lilacs. Alex… Alex, Patti, Jeannie, Jeff, Kay and Ave Pat Alex, Kay, Jeff, Patti and Ave Seven Mad Birders had a wonderful walk on Center Fayston Road this fine May morning and spotted gorgeous Indigo Buntings for […]
Mad Birders Serenaded by a Baltimore Oriole on the Mad River Path
A beautiful Spring morning brought out eight Mad Birders to the boardwalk section of the Mad River Path near the Big Picture Theater. A pair of Baltimore Orioles serenaded us and we all got great looks at both the male and female. Thanks to Bill Martin for bringing a camera and getting a great shot. […]
At LONG Last…The Mad Birder Hats have arrived and they are very popular!
Mad Birder Hat in Spruce Thanks to Bryan Pfeiffer, Vermont Bird Photographer Extraordinaire, the Mad Birders now have a logo and it is making its first appearance on some terrific hats. The inspiration was Bryan’s fabulous photograph of a Ruby Crowned Kinglet. Bryan is already a consummate Mad Birder, having written (with Ted Murin) the […]
Eric Hanson – Loon Biologist to speak at Mad Birders’ presentation of The Dark Side of the Loon
Eric Hanson – of the Vermont Loon Recovery Project- will present a slide show and talk as part of the Mad Birder’s upcoming showing of Gail Osherenko’s documentary: The Dark Side of the Loon. Eric has been the Loon Biologist with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies’ Loon Recovery Project since 1998 and has studied loons […]
Winter Birding
This Barred Owl was spotted in flight mid day on Sunday January 17th. Bare trees make for good birding in Winter. Craig Goss took this photo near Phen Basin in Fayston, VT.
Mad Birders Christmas Bird Count and Pot LuckS!!!
The Mad Birders will hold their annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count on Friday December 18th. Don’t miss your chance to see which birds have arrived from the north or are sticking around to spend the winter in Vermont. The beauty of the count is that you can’t count on the weather! It could be cool, clear and […]
The Latest in Birding Fashion
Red Eyed Vireo on the nest!
A Red Eyed Vireo was discovered nesting on Two Dog Mountain in Fayston. This nest was discovered on a small maple tree very close to a second story porch. We will keep an eye on the nest, with hopes of capturing some photos of hatchlings before they fledge. Craig Goss got this great photo on 7/3/09.
Young Pileated Woodpecker the day before it fledged.
Mad Birder Mary Spencer got this terrific shot of a Young Pileated Woodpecker peeking out of its nest in a poplar tree on Center Fayston Road in Fayston. Surprisingly the nest was in the middle of a yard where there was frequent human activity. Mary saw an adult Pileated feed breakfast to the young ones on […]
Blue Headed Vireo Nest
Unidentified bird chatter led Mad Birder Jeannie Elias to look about 15-20 feet up in a small maple on Two Dog Mountain in Fayston, Vermont, revealing this wondrous nest filled with loud, insistent baby birds. When an adult bird returned on numerous occasions to feed the occupants it became clear that this was a nest […]