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June

Uncategorized

What You Missed…

Location: MNWR-Old Railroad Passage Observation date: 6/19/10 Notes: Monthly bird monitoring walk, led by Bridget Butler and Ken Copenhaver. Windy conditions made it difficult to hear birds. Number of species: 30 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis 1 flyover Great Blue Heron – Ardea herodias 1 Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura 1 flyover Osprey – Pandion [...]

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May

Blog

eBird Report – Stephen Young Marsh

So what was seen on the May monitoring walk at Missisquoi?

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March

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Not Bad for March in Vermont

Here’s what you missed on our first monitoring walk at the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge in Swanton, VT.

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December

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St. Albans Bay, Lake Champlain VT

Ready, Set…Count!

Where are you birding for the Christmas Bird Count this year?

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October

Out and About

Snow Geese, Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area VT

Snow Geese in Flight

A Wordless Wednesday video clip from our day-trip to Dead Creek to see the Snow Geese.

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July

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Whats that bird

What’s that bird in my yard?

This was the title of an email I received recently. I get asked this a lot and I love it. It becomes a fun game for me, a test for my skills as a birder. And sometimes I figure out the person’s mystery bird. And yeah, it’s just sometimes, ‘cuz sometimes I can’t get all the information I need to make a guess much less an id.

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January

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Life-Bird Boogie

The owl is a lifer for me so of course it resulted in the Life Bird Boogie, now captured by my boyfriend on video for all to see. Laugh at it, copy it and break it out on your own birding adventures.