Category Archives: Big Year

Vermont Raptors

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Richard

While the Airstream is not completely unpacked, the good weather tempted me to do some birding yesterday morning, to restart my County big year effort for Caledonia County which I started just before we left for Texas. I left early … Continue reading →

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eBird Targets–Exploring the Possibilities

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Richard

Cornell’s eBird just announced the launch of eBird Targets–a new tool that creates a prioritized list of county, state, or life birds that you can expect to find in a region. You enter a region, range of months, and then select the list … Continue reading →

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Babcock Nature Preserve

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Richard

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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Birding a New Patch

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Richard

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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Russ Pond – A Mystery Solved

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Richard

One of the neat things about tackling a new county for a big year is that you get to explore many new places.  In reviewing the Lamoille County map online and in a printed atlas (I need to get some … Continue reading →

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Birding Lamoille County

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Richard

One of my plans for 2014 was to focus on one of our adjacent counties for a mini-Big Year effort once I got home from the Southwest.  I looked at Caledonia, to our east where we sometimes camp, and Orange to the … Continue reading →

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A Look Back and Birding Goals for 2014

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Richard

Last year, I decided to do an informal County Big Year in my home county since we were not heading out for the winter. It was successful in spite of operations, injections, and general immobility for over two months. I … Continue reading →

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Last Bird Outing of 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Richard

It was frosty in Tennessee this morning as Penny and I toured the nearly-vacant grounds of the Harrison Bay State Park. She could race off leash over massive parking lots and playing fields. It’s fun to imagine the thousands that … Continue reading →

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County Bird #153 — Snowy Owl

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Richard

As we all know in birding, sometimes you just have to show up.  This morning is a case in point: I had a dermatology appointment (nothing like getting your ear frozen to start the day) and afterwards, decided to do … Continue reading →

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County Bird #150

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Richard

I started this year all cranked to do a County Big Year and got off to good start the first quarter.  Then a pinched nerve in my back took a couple of months to deal with and I missed a … Continue reading →

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