Author Archives: Richard
Where Did The Chickadees Go?
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
Posted in Local Birding, Vermont Birding, Yard birds
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NEK Audubon’s Bird Notes; Birds in March, Veer Frost
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
Posted in Vermont Birding, Winter Birds
Tagged NEK birding, Veer Frost
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Alaskan Birding Trip – Epilogue
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
Local Airstream Company Expands
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
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
Posted in Rare birds
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Don’t Look Up
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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Foresters for the Birds wins national recognition
The Foresters for the Birds project has won national recognition from the U.S. Forest Service Wings Across the Americas program for its collaborative approach to forest and bird habitat conservation in Vermont and along the Atlantic Flyway. Every year, the … Continue reading
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Alaskan Birding Trip – Anchorage and Denali
We landed in Anchorage and guess what – no cars. Maybe because we didn’t create a fuss because we had come to expect these incidents and as if by magic four cars suddenly were available. We make it to Motel … Continue reading
Posted in Birding Trip Report, Birding_trips, guest_post
Tagged Alaska, guest_post
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Birds: Making Ends Meet with a Crossed Bill
One of the birds I have yet to see in Washington County, or anywhere, is a crossbill – either a Red Crossbill or a White-winged Crossbill. This week’s Adirondack Almanac has a nice article on them by Steven Faccio of … Continue reading
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Tagged county big year, crossbills, VCE
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Red Birds at the Red Hen Bakery
The Red Hen Bakery here in Middlesex is known for its bread, pastries, coffee, and ambiance. What I found today is that they can also be sort of a birding hotspot. It was another cold, barren Vermont winter day but … Continue reading
Posted in Big Year, County Big Year, Local Birding, Vermont Birding
Tagged House Finch, Northern Cardinal
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