Spring Birding!

Birds are slowly returning to Vermont during spring migration. Here are a few transients and some more permanent summer and year-round residents.

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Fall Birding Photos

This is the time of year when birds are migrating through Vermont. Most of the warblers are gone, but sparrows are abundant, and some youngsters of various species are still around. Here are some samples. Field Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, (2), Palm Warbler, Immature Red-winged Blackbird (3), Savannah Sparrow, Female or immature Scarlet Tanager, Swamp Sparrow, Immature White-crowned Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Gray Catbird (2), Chipping Sparrow, Eastern Mockingbird, female Purple Finch, and Bald Eagle.

Barred Owl Visitor

A Barred Owl has been hanging around our property lately. We are hearing a lot of owl “talk”- not the usual “who-cooks-for-you”. It is mating season!

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Redpolls have arrived

A large flock of Common Redpolls have been coming to my feeder area for the last week or so. They are a delight to see. I created a composite of three to make a valentine. The males have “raspberry juice” spilled on their bibs-the females have tidy fronts!