Category Archives: Vermont Birding

Multi-tasking Birding

It’s a good thing that we have no neighbors close by.  We have a 30 acre wooded parcel that has a nice mile long walking trail which I trod with the Vizsla two or three times a day.  I always … Continue reading

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eButterfly is Ready for Vermont!

Kent McFarland of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies posted this on the VCE blog.  In case you don’t get their material, here’s a way to keep track of the butterflies you see — and have seen.  It looks like a great … Continue reading

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Where Did The Chickadees Go?

We have a dog pen area underneath our deck which attracts a few birds and squirrels foraging on the dropped seeds and suets from the feeders above.  We also get a skunk there periodically so I always take a look … Continue reading

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NEK Audubon’s Bird Notes; Birds in March, Veer Frost

The Northeast Kingdom’s chapter of Audubon has a great Facebook page with wonderful photography by Tom Berriman and others.  It also has excellent writing.  Each month, Board Member Veer Frost writes an essay on nature in the NEK.   Here … Continue reading

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Local Airstream Company Expands

The Plattsburgh Press-Repulican had a nice article about the continuing expansion of an Airstream sales/renovation company just across the lake.  PLATTSBURGH — New models of an American icon are now available from a local business that has doubled in size … Continue reading

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Foresters for the Birds wins national recognition

The Foresters for the Birds project has won national recognition from the U.S. Forest Service Wings Across the Americas program for its collaborative approach to forest and bird habitat conservation in Vermont and along the Atlantic Flyway. Every year, the … Continue reading

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Birds: Making Ends Meet with a Crossed Bill

One of the birds I have yet to see in Washington County, or anywhere, is a crossbill – either a Red Crossbill or a White-winged Crossbill.  This week’s Adirondack Almanac has a nice article on them by Steven Faccio of … Continue reading

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Red Birds at the Red Hen Bakery

The Red Hen Bakery here in Middlesex is known for its bread, pastries, coffee, and ambiance.  What I found today is that they can also be sort of a birding hotspot. It was another cold, barren Vermont winter day but … Continue reading

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What Will Be Our Birding Base?

We’ve had a stretch of cold, windy weather here in Vermont and along with questioning our sanity in staying here this winter, I have been battling a painful nerve situation in my neck, arm, and hand.  So I’ve had plenty … Continue reading

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Animal Attractions — Free Lecture

Speaker: Bryan Pfeiffer Date:  Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Time: 6:30 P.M. Location: Richmond Free  Library, Richmond, VT On Tuesday, Feb. 12, on the occasion of Charles  Darwin’s birthday and just a few days before Valentine’s Day, writer and  naturalist Bryan … Continue reading

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