Category Archives: Birding With Ginger
Early May Birds
New migrants are arriving daily and the trees are just budding — it’s a great time to get out an check things out. Here are a few recent sightings. Eastern Kingbirds showed up last week, as did Common Loons. And … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin Pond, Birding with Ginger, Canada Geese, Common Loon, Eastern Kingbird, local birding, Solitary Sandpiper, Vermont Birding, Washington County
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Cherry Hill – Part 2
As we walked a couple of miles alongside the reservoir, there was a quite a mix of birds. Here are more — some of the images are poor because of the grey skies. The first was this American Kestrel which … Continue reading
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Tagged American Kestrel, American Robin, Birding with Ginger, Eastern Bluebird, Killdeer, Red-breasted Merganser
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Cherry Hill – Part 1
When I visit my daughter in Massachusetts, I often try to go birding with Ginger at Cherry Hill Reservoir. We spent a few good hours on a chilly morning last Thursday. Here are a few of the waterfowl we saw. … Continue reading
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Tagged Birding with Ginger, Buffleheads, Ruddy Duck, Scaup, waterfowl
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Back Home
A lot of birds arrived during our trip to North Carolina. On the first morning back, I had a wonderful outing. Many birds were singing including warblers (Yellow, Black & White, Chestnut-sided, Yellow-rumped, and Common Yellowthroat) and at the end … Continue reading
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Tagged American Robin, county bird, Gray Catbird, Mallard, migration, Solitary Sandpiper, Vermont Birding, Washington County
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Vitamin C
We still have some fruit left on trees around town and in the last few weeks, large flocks of birds have hit them. Perhaps the best are the Cedar Waxwings, which are beautiful, if not noisy with the high-pitched calls. … Continue reading
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Stick Season 3
The last few days, Ginger and I have been exploring the trails along Wrightsville Reservoir. Today the rain stopped early and a beautiful Fall morning ensued. The usually suspects were there: crows, geese, chickadees, blue jays, and goldfinches but then … Continue reading
Airport Birding
Over the years, I’ve owned a number of small planes and spent a lot of time around airports. Our local airfield is a great place to find some birds and exercise the dog when not much is going on aviation-wise. … Continue reading
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Early Summer Birds
Early June is a great time to be outside in Vermont – birds are still singing, young ones are clamoring for food, and everything is lush and green – but ticks abound. Just up the trail, these three gals watched … Continue reading
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Some Singers
There is a medley of bird songs in the early hours these days and here are a few of the chorus members. Just down the road, these Yellow Warblers were singing, flirting, and just jumping around. They are easy to … Continue reading
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Local birds
One of the toughest birds for me to photograph is the Common Yellowthroat. They are everywhere with their “witchety-witchety-witchety” call but usually buried in bushes and always on the move. Here’s one recent shot I got: While checking out the … Continue reading
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