Tag Archives: rare birds
A Summer Surprise
For various reasons: vacation and a major flood being the primary ones, I haven’t posted for a month. This morning, I was standing in our neighbors’ backyard as the dogs played and suddenly noticed this big white bird at the … Continue reading
Posted in Local Birding, Vermont Birding
Tagged Backyard birds, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, rare birds, Vermont Birding, Washington County
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Great Gray Owl in Hanover, NH
I noted recently that Great Gray Owls have shown up in the Montreal area and how several of my friends went up and found one. Now, one of the regal birds has been seen just across the NH border in … Continue reading
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Tagged Great Gray Owl, NH birds, rare birds
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Thinking About Vagrant Birds
Recently, I was given an old birding book by a friend who was culling her library. I have a soft spot for bird books so while my overall collection of books is shrinking, my birding books seem to be breeding. … Continue reading
Posted in migration, Rare birds
Tagged migration, rare birds
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Common Pochard — Yes!
On New Year’s Day, a very rare duck – a Common Pochard — was identified by Vermont birders with help from others. It was seen on the second and not seen for two days, until today, January 5th. Here is … Continue reading
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Tagged Common Pochard, rare birds
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