Category Archives: Vermont Birding
Turtle Love & Some Birds
With Valentine’s Day approaching, I thought that "will you be my Valentine?" would be a good caption for these two turtles I saw the other day. One of the specialties of the Rio Grande Valley is the Green Jay. Here, … Continue reading
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Why is that guy stopped along the highway?
I took a little scouting trip yesterday morning to nearby Caledonia County which I may use for a County Big Year in 2015. It’s a pretty good haul over there and nothing except a few American Crows seemed to be … Continue reading
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Beef Jerky — one of the five basic food groups
After five days of grey skies and cold temperatures, the Christmas-like scenery outside is getting a bit old and our thoughts are turning more and more to the Southwest. I have planned out the trip as far as Mission, Texas and … Continue reading
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Stay at a Motel – What a Concept!
As I plan our fifth Airstream trip to the Southwest, I again have been fretting about the first three legs, when the trailer is winterized and when few RV parks or state parks are open. The first leg usually involves … Continue reading
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I Brake For Birds
One of my favorite bloggers, Larry of The Brownstone Birding Blog, recently wrote a clever post called Cold Weather Car Brrrrrrding! This time of year, he notes, “birding by car can be a good option when you’re dealing with wicked windy … Continue reading
Won’t Get Fooled Again
Yesterday morning, after seeing some Black Scoters on a local reservoir, I drove up to Lamoille County to try my luck there. I saw six male Hoodies on a small pond beside the road which seemed to bode well for … Continue reading
Bon Voyage Hummers
This year has been one of the best for attracting hummingbirds to our feeder — we had several families nest in the area. Many feisty juveniles have delighted us with their antics over the last few weeks. They have been hitting the … Continue reading
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Camping at Stillwater State Park
Last week, we spent three nights at nearby Stillwater State Park on Lake Groton. We don’t do a lot of camping in Vermont, figuring that we already live in the woods, but it’s nice to visit a few of the … Continue reading
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Birding a New Patch
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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Out of the Blue — There’s Blue!
All Spring we’ve had a great variety of feathered visitors to our feeder and back yard but today was special. This morning we’d seen the hummer, the grosbeak, the purple finches along with chipping and white-throated sparrows but just before lunch, … Continue reading
Posted in Local Birding, Vermont Birding, Washington County, Yard birds
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