Author Archives: Richard

South or Southwest

Autumn is here, the leaves are starting to change rapidly, and we’ve had several frosty mornings to remind us what is up ahead. While some folks plan their winter travel all summer, it takes a few wakeup calls, like the … Continue reading

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No Birds — Smell the flowers

Last month, while on an outing to Lamoille County, I was a little frustrated with the lack of birds until I noticed some of the plants blossoming along the roadside where the dog and I were walking. I changed gears … Continue reading

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Bon Voyage Hummers

This year has been one of the best for attracting hummingbirds to our feeder — we had several families nest in the area. Many feisty juveniles have delighted us with their antics over the last few weeks. They have been hitting the … Continue reading

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Camping at Stillwater State Park

Last week, we spent three nights at nearby Stillwater State Park on Lake Groton. We don’t do a lot of camping in Vermont, figuring that we already live in the woods, but it’s nice to visit a few of the … Continue reading

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Babcock Nature Preserve

One of the benefits of doing a big year in another county is to explore new birding places.  Yesterday I did that when I visited the Babcock Nature Preserve, a pretty 1,000-acre area of forest that serves as an outdoor laboratory … Continue reading

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Some July Birds

The woods are lush and green and many birds have stopped singing as they nest and tend to offspring and the deer flies and no-see-ums abound — yet it’s a great time to get out and bird.  There’s a lot … Continue reading

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Saturday Morning Birds

We took the Airstream to Massachusetts to see Jennifer and her family and do some birding in one on my favorite counties. Essex County is so geographically diverse and filled with good birds and some amazing birders. (I don’t count myself in that … Continue reading

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Birding a New Patch

As I have launched a County Big Year for Lamoille County, I have found a “patch” where I have been focusing much of my attention:  it is close and pretty, and it is productive. The patch is a hiking/bike/ski trail … Continue reading

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Cape Cod Birding Festival

I am pleased to announce that the Cape Cod Bird Festival will be held Friday to Monday, September 19 – 22! Headquarters will be at the new DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Hyannis, MA. Our Friday night pizza social will … Continue reading

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Out of the Blue — There’s Blue!

All Spring we’ve had a great variety of feathered visitors to our feeder and back yard but today was special.  This morning we’d seen the hummer, the grosbeak, the purple finches along with chipping and white-throated sparrows but just before lunch, … Continue reading

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