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Some Friday Birds
Ginger and I went out for an outing on the nearby trails mid-day today. The walking was tricky in mushy snow but the birdsong was up-lifting. My first singing Song Sparrows, lots of Brown Creepers and nuthatches, titmice, cardinals, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard birds, Birding with Ginger, Common Merganser, Pine Grosbeak, Vermont Birding, Washington County
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Another Pine Grosbeak Encounter
As I wrote last week, we are experiencing an irruption of winter finches here in central Vermont and I saw my first Pine Grosbeaks, finally. Here’s a recent eBird map showing sightings near here: Pine Grosbeaks seem to be a … Continue reading
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Pine Grosbeaks – finally
As I have noted before, a Canadian ornithologist, Ron Pittaway, each year issues a Winter Finch Forecast. He notes that there is a “widespread tree seed crop failure in the Northeast” this year. It looks like a good year for winter … Continue reading
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Tagged life birds, local birding, North Branch Nature Center, Pine Grosbeak
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