Category Archives: Yard birds
Redpolls — Where Have You Been?
Common Redpolls arrived at our feeders in late November and ate us out of house and home for about a week — and vanished until today. I’ve not seen any Redpolls in the woods or anywhere around central Vermont but … Continue reading
Birding Once Again
I’ve been laid up after last Thursday’s surgery and while I have enjoyed watching birds coming to our feeders, it was nice to get out in the woods early this frosty morning for my first outdoor outing in nearly a … Continue reading
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The Supply-side Economics of Bird Feeding
Ever watch a Black-capped Chickadee or White-breasted Nuthatch pick away at the feeder, discarding stuff left and right until a sunflower seed pops up? I have a deck littered with millet and other rejected seeds as Nuthatches, Chickadees, and finches … Continue reading
Enjoying the birds of summer
While activity has dropped off in our woods, I’m starting to get the feeling that birds are getting ready to head on out — and trying to enjoy the ones I see during my daily dog walks in our woods. … Continue reading
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Check that crabapple tree
Yesterday, Ron Payne, a birder in Middlebury, made this post on the Vermont birding listserve: “A Cape May Warbler has been in a apple tree across the street from my house on Weybridge St. since at least 7:00 AM this … Continue reading
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