Category Archives: Lamoille County

Caution, I Brake For Goslings

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Richard

Yesterday, I had to take our living room couch up to Hyde Park – about an hour north – and drop it off for the upholsterer. So bright and early, Penny and I started up Route 12 toward Morrisville. It … 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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Some July Birds

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Richard

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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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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