Monthly Archives: March 2013

Where Did The Chickadees Go?

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Richard

We have a dog pen area underneath our deck which attracts a few birds and squirrels foraging on the dropped seeds and suets from the feeders above.  We also get a skunk there periodically so I always take a look … Continue reading →

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NEK Audubon’s Bird Notes; Birds in March, Veer Frost

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Richard

The Northeast Kingdom’s chapter of Audubon has a great Facebook page with wonderful photography by Tom Berriman and others.  It also has excellent writing.  Each month, Board Member Veer Frost writes an essay on nature in the NEK.   Here … Continue reading →

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Alaskan Birding Trip – Epilogue

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Richard

It has been almost 24 years since the journey yet as I write this it seems like only yesterday. All that I remembered comes rushing back like the fast moving glacial streams. The experience we all shared together will always … Continue reading →

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Local Airstream Company Expands

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Richard

The Plattsburgh Press-Repulican had a nice article about the continuing expansion of an Airstream sales/renovation company just across the lake.  PLATTSBURGH — New models of an American icon are now available from a local business that has doubled in size … Continue reading →

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A Review of Birding Ethics

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Richard

Several items in the last week — the baiting of the Great Gray Owl in Wisconsin and the possible harassment of the gyrfalcon in Hadley, MA, have again raised the issue of ethics of photographers and birders.  Our friends at … Continue reading →

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Don’t Look Up

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Richard

I have written about binocular stabilization and have several ideas for posts on places accessible to birders with disabilities, but I now find myself “disabled” and unable to actively bird.  I’ve waited a month to whine about it but with … Continue reading →

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