Category Archives: Backyard birds
Project Feeder Watch Starts Soon
The 26th season of Project FeederWatch begins November 10, and participants are needed more than ever. By watching your feeders from November through April and submitting what you see, you’re making it possible for scientists to keep track of changing bird populations across the … Continue reading
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Stock up on Niger Seed, the Siskin Boys (& Girls) are in town
We take in our feeders at night to avoid bear and raccoon problems. Early yesterday morning, I hung up the bird feeder and thistle feeder and immediately had a dozen Pine Siskins flitting about, waiting for me to leave. The … Continue reading
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Enjoying the birds of summer
While activity has dropped off in our woods, I’m starting to get the feeling that birds are getting ready to head on out — and trying to enjoy the ones I see during my daily dog walks in our woods. … Continue reading
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Bird Larders – storing up for winter
I’ve been watching birds cache food this week. The days are shorter, and the birds are preparing for the next season. The nuthatches prefer the hulled sunflower, and they’re choosing the heavier seeds as those are the ones higher in … Continue reading
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Not Just Chickadees
The dog wants a walk (what’s new?) and it’s a humid fall Vermont afternoon so why not — perhaps we’ll see some birds in our woods. So off we go, the Vizsla running here and there as I look and … Continue reading
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Waiting through Hurricane Irene
Living in a rural area in the path of a hurricane (or tropical storm) with hundreds of miles of power lines and thousands of trees, combined with heavy rain and wind, make losing power almost a certainty. Our power has … Continue reading
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Waiting through Hurricane Irene
Living in a rural area in the path of a hurricane (or tropical storm) with hundreds of miles of power lines and thousands of trees, combined with heavy rain and wind, make losing power almost a certainty. Our power has … Continue reading
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Same Old Singers
Black-throated Blue Warbler The birds in our woods seem as happy as we are when the showers stop and the sun tries to peek out. The singing, even at mid-day, is amazing. The only birds I that seemed not to … Continue reading
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