Monthly Archives: January 2013
Chouette lapone trouvé!
Three Mad Birders from central Vermont — Ali Wagner, Louanne Nielsen, and Scott Sainsbury — spent last Sunday looking for Great Gray Owls in Quebec. Here is a guest post by Scott describing their successful outing. We made our way … Continue reading
Posted in life bird, Rare birds, Winter Birds
Tagged Canada, Great Grey Owl, MadBirders, Montreal
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Add a Photo to Your eBird Checklist
After using eBird for several years, I’m learning more about some of the features that enhance my reporting. I learned last month that the “comment” section for a given sighting is not viewable by anyone but reviewers and me — … Continue reading
Posted in digital photography, eBird
Tagged eBird, photography
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Brown Creeper for the County Big Year List
As I noted in a blog post in October, I love Brown Creepers. However, I haven’t seen any since that day in October and while I know they are in our woods, I’ve dipped on them. They were one of … Continue reading
Posted in Big Year, County Big Year, Vermont Birding
Tagged Brown Creeper, county bird, Hairy Woodpecker, Washington County
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Great Backyard Bird Count is Coming Up
From February 15-18, take part in a free, family-friendly educational activity that is loads of fun and supports bird conservation! Tens of thousands of volunteers participate in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), counting birds in backyards, local parks, … Continue reading
Why Not Head To Montreal For A Great Gray Owl This Weekend?
I just read, thank to a post by my friend Pat Folsom, that Great Grey Owls are back in the Montreal area for the first time in eight years. She pointed out a blog post by Chickaddd which I excerpt … Continue reading
Posted in Vermont Birding
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Embed Google Maps in Your eBird Checklist Comments!
One of the problems with listserve reports is the location of a sighting, especially if you are not from the area. Some posters put latitude/longitude coordinates in the report but even then, to make sense of those numbers, you have … Continue reading
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Tagged eBird, eBirdGM, mapping
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Bird Heat Regulation in Winter
Today, I spent some time watching two female Hooded Mergansers along the Winooski River. One was sitting on the ice shelf while the other was fishing in the river with chunks of ice passing by. The air temperature was about … Continue reading
Mnemonic Winter Bird Calls
Mnemonic: “assisting or intended to assist memory” is a way that some learn bird calls — most of us have heard the Barred Owl’s “Who Cooks for You?” or the White-throated Sparrow’s “Peabody Peabody Peabody” or “O Canada, O Canada, … Continue reading
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Tagged bird calls, mnemonic calls
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Bryan Pfeiffer Takes A New (old) Trail
Bryan Pfeiffer is a well-known Central Vermont writer, naturalist, photographer and educator. Many of us have enjoyed his bird walks/tours, his humor-filled lectures, and his photographic skills. His blog post the other day caught many of us by surprise — not … Continue reading →
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