This is a nice time to bird in Vermont as migration continues and almost every day, you can see new arrivals. Here are a few from this week.
The following day, I went up to the local airport looking for American Kestrels spotted this bird flying along the road. The photo is difficult because I had to stop on a busy road, watching for traffic as I shot.
Warblers should be here soon and with temperatures warming, we are looking forward to the return of many more migrants.
I went up to Berlin Pond yesterday morning looking for what many of us consider the true sign of spring — the arrival of Yellow Warblers. I had the truck windows down and could hear them singing before we even parked. These are the kind of warblers I like — they are at eye level and are little yellow beacons in the shrubbery.
Yellow warblers, even females, are easy to spot and delightful to hear. They bring a smile to birders.
I saw several other FOY birds (Barn Swallows, Purple Martins) as well as a great selection of birds. I then went over to the airport looking for new arrivals and way out in a field, I saw and heard my first Eastern Meadowlark.
The meadowlark was way out there and I shot from the truck window — pushing the camera system big time. They are a beautiful bird — even at a distance.
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