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March

Blog

Male Red-winged Blackbird staking his claim

#SpringHasSprung

I’ve been tweeting Track Who’s Back! messages with a snapshot of who’ll be coming in for a landing in our region. Below is the full list. The list was compiled by the Mad Birders, a birding club in the Mad River Valley of Vermont, from the Vermont Daily Field Card.

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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

Blog

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

Blog

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.