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By July, the birds get pretty busy with nestlings, fledglings, and juveniles. A few juveniles of one kind of another come to the feeders, and fuss at their parents to keep on feeding them.
Here are the species seen at the feeders over the last month. Sometimes we can even tell when the bird is a juvenile!
Mae M led the May 13, 2018, Early Birders Morning Walk . Thirty-eight species!
Enjoy our week’s walk’s summary: Continue reading “Early Birders’ Observations for May 13, 2018”
Michelle Patenaude led the June 26th Early Birders Morning Walk as well. The walks this year have been so well-attended! It’s been wonderful to welcome birders, old and new, to the Museum.
Here’s the report:
Birds of Vermont Museum, Chittenden, Vermont, US Jun 26, 2016 7:05 AM - 9:25 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 kilometer(s) Comments: Early Birders Walk led by Michele Patenaude 34 species Mallard 1 Mourning Dove 2 Barred Owl 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 7 observed adult at nest with young in it Downy Woodpecker 2 Eastern Phoebe 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 5 Black-capped Chickadee 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 5 Winter Wren 1 Hermit Thrush 2 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 2 Gray Catbird 1 Ovenbird 11 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 5 Blackburnian Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Pine Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 2 Dark-eyed Junco 1 White-throated Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Common Grackle 2 American Goldfinch 2 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S30398032 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Join usnext year, in May and June, for the next series of early morning walks. Bring binoculars and good walking shoes. Park at 900 Sherman Hollow Road, in the Museum parking lot. Of course, we hope to see you long before then! There’s so much more to see and do here at the Museum, after all.
Michelle Patenaude continues her volunteering, by leading the June 19th Early Birders Morning Walk also. Thank you, Michelle, for your consistent and so-welcome effort!
Here’s the report:
Birds of Vermont Museum, Chittenden, Vermont, US
Jun 19, 2016 7:10 AM - 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Early Birders Walk led by Michele Patenaude.
39 species
Turkey Vulture 1
Mourning Dove 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 2 males displaying
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3 observed adult female putting her head
into a nesting hole, feeding 2 young
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 7
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 4
Hermit Thrush 2
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 2
Cedar Waxwing 1
Ovenbird 18
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Song Sparrow 1
Scarlet Tanager 1 heard repeatedly, observed by entire group
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
American Goldfinch 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S30299602
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Join us for the next one or more, every Sunday through the end of June. Begin your day with friends, birds, and more. Walks are led by experienced birders familiar with Vermont birds—and we welcome additional possible leaders. Let us know if you’re interested in volunteering.
Finish the walk with bird-friendly coffee at the viewing window inside the Museum.
Bring binoculars and good walking shoes. Park at 900 Sherman Hollow Road, in the Museum parking lot.
Best for adults and older children • Free, donations welcome.
Pre-registration is helpful but not required. Call 802 434-2167 or email museum@birdsofvermont.org
Michelle Patenaude led the June 12th Early Birders Morning Walk also. The walk so so popular today that they split into tow groups, and reunited later at the viewing window for coffee, conversation, and more birdwatching.
Here’s the report:
Birds of Vermont Museum, Chittenden, Vermont, US Jun 12, 2016 7:05 AM - 9:05 AM Protocol: Traveling 3.0 kilometer(s) Comments: Early Birders Walk led by Michele Patenaude 31 species Wood Duck 1 Flying over Mourning Dove 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Red-eyed Vireo 3 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 1 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Tufted Titmouse 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Winter Wren 2 Veery 1 Hermit Thrush 1 American Robin 1 Cedar Waxwing 2 Ovenbird 14 Black-and-white Warbler 2 Common Yellowthroat 2 Blackburnian Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Blackpoll Warbler 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 2 Black-throated Green Warbler 4 Song Sparrow 1 Scarlet Tanager 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Common Grackle 3 American Goldfinch 3 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S30189837 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Join us for the next one or more, every Sunday through the end of June. Begin your day with friends, birds, and more. Walks are led by experienced birders familiar with Vermont birds—and we welcome additional possible leaders. Let us know if you’re interested in volunteering.
Finish the walk with bird-friendly coffee at the viewing window inside the Museum.
Bring binoculars and good walking shoes. Park at 900 Sherman Hollow Road, in the Museum parking lot.
Best for adults and older children • Free, donations welcome.
Pre-registration is helpful but not required. Call 802 434-2167 or email museum@birdsofvermont.org
Michelle Patenaude led the June 5 Early Birders Morning Walk. The walk so so popular today that they split into tow groups, and reunited later at the viewing window for coffee, conversation, and more birdwatching.
Here’s the report:
Birds of Vermont Museum, Chittenden, Vermont, US Jun 5, 2016 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 kilometer(s) Comments: Early Birders Walk led by Michele Patenaude- split into two groups who walked different directions but covered part of the same area. 30 species Turkey Vulture 2 Mourning Dove 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 3 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Veery 2 Hermit Thrush 1 American Robin 2 Cedar Waxwing 2 Ovenbird 1 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Nashville Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 3 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Song Sparrow 2 Scarlet Tanager 2 Northern Cardinal 1 Indigo Bunting 2 Common Grackle 2 Baltimore Oriole 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S30084511 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Join us for the next one or more, every Sunday through the end of June. Begin your day with friends, birds, and more. Walks are led by experienced birders familiar with Vermont birds—and we welcome additional possible leaders. Let us know if you’re interested in volunteering.
Finish the walk with bird-friendly coffee at the viewing window inside the Museum.
Bring binoculars and good walking shoes. Park at 900 Sherman Hollow Road, in the Museum parking lot.
Best for adults and older children • Free, donations welcome.
Pre-registration is helpful but not required. Call 802 434-2167 or email museum@birdsofvermont.org
The May 22 Early Birders Morning Walk was led by our own Mae Mayville, member of the Board, excellent baker, and terrific eBirder. Thank you!
Here’s the report:
Birds of Vermont Museum, Chittenden, Vermont, US May 22, 2016 7:00 AM - 9:05 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 kilometer(s) Comments: Early Birders Walk led by Mae Mayville 35 species Ruffed Grouse 1 Heard Wild Turkey 1 Mourning Dove 3 Barred Owl 1 Heard Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 6 1 near the museum, 2 near the pond, 3 in the woods. Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 Blue-headed Vireo 3 Observed 2 foraging near ground Red-eyed Vireo 3 Blue Jay 6 American Crow 3 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee 8 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Veery 2 Hermit Thrush 1 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 2 Gray Catbird 3 European Starling 2 Ovenbird 8 Common Yellowthroat 4 Magnolia Warbler 1 Observed by entire group Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler 2 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Observed foraging on ground near stream Dark-eyed Junco 1 White-throated Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Common Grackle 1 American Goldfinch 2 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29832773 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Join us for the next one or more, every Sunday through the end of June. Enjoy the start of the day with us, birds, and other woodland inhabitants. Walks are led by experienced birders familiar with Vermont birds—and we welcome additional possible leaders. Let us know if you’re interested in volunteering.
Finish the walk with bird-friendly coffee at the viewing window inside the Museum.
Bring binoculars and good walking shoes. Park at 900 Sherman Hollow Road, in the Museum parking lot.
Best for adults and older children • Free, donations welcome.
Pre-registration is helpful but not required. Call 802 434-2167 or email museum@birdsofvermont.org
The the second-to-last 2015 Early Birders Morning Walk was was rich in rain and then some more rain. Six dedicated birders noticed 28 species from under hoods and umbrellas, braving damp dirt roads and muddy trails to do so. Thank goodness for beverages and tasty baked goods to help us dry out by the viewing window (where we added a few more species). As she’s done this year so many times, we appreciate Mae Mayville for eBirding the results for us.
Birds of Vermont Museum, Chittenden, US-VT Sherman Hollow Road, Chittenden, Vermont, US Jun 21, 2015 7:00 AM - 8:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 kilometer(s) Comments: Early Birders walk; raining. 28 species Mourning Dove 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Merlin 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 4 Black-capped Chickadee 2 House Wren 3 American Robin 3 Gray Catbird 3 European Starling 2 Cedar Waxwing 4 Common Yellowthroat 3 Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 Song Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Red-winged Blackbird 8 Common Grackle 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Purple Finch 1 Pine Siskin 1 American Goldfinch 3 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23991964 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Join us for the last one this year, June 28! Enjoy the start of the day with us, birds, and other woodland inhabitants. Walks are led by experienced birders familiar with Vermont birds—and we welcome additional possible leaders. Let us know if you’re interested in volunteering.
Finish the walk with bird-friendly coffee at the viewing window inside the Museum.
Bring binoculars and good walking shoes. Park at 900 Sherman Hollow Road, in the Museum parking lot.
Best for adults and older children • Free, donations welcome.
Pre-registration is helpful but not required. Call 802 434-2167 or email museum@birdsofvermont.org
Our Early Birders Morning Walk on June 7 was amazing! Not the highest species count, but possibly the highest birder count. Ali Wagner led the walk (and she will lead the next two also), and she is one terrific birder. Attendees ranged from brand-new to birding to decades of experience.
Thank you again to Mae for eBirding the results.
Birds of Vermont Museum, Chittenden, Vermont, US Jun 14, 2015 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 kilometer(s) Comments: early birders walk 36 species (+1 other taxa) Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 4 Empidonax sp. 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Red-eyed Vireo 4 Blue Jay 4 No activity at nest previously reported American Crow 2 Common Raven 4 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 House Wren 2 Veery 1 Hermit Thrush 1 Wood Thrush 2 American Robin 2 Gray Catbird 4 Cedar Waxwing 3 Ovenbird 4 Louisiana Waterthrush 4 Heard vocalizations from young and adult; observed 4 Common Yellowthroat 3 American Redstart 1 Blackburnian Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler 3 Black-throated Green Warbler 2 Song Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco 3 Scarlet Tanager 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4 Baltimore Oriole 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23902062 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Join us for the next one or more, every Sunday through the end of June. You can see from our records that we have experienced birders leading the walks (and attending) but beginners are welcome!! Our trails are moderate—plus we have both an accessible tree house and an indoor viewing window if you prefer an even more relaxed pace.
Finish the walk with bird-friendly coffee at the viewing window inside the Museum.
Bring binoculars and good walking shoes. Park at 900 Sherman Hollow Road, in the Museum parking lot.
Best for adults and older children • Free, donations welcome.
Pre-registration is helpful but not required. Call 802 434-2167 or email museum@birdsofvermont.org
♪ ♫ “One misty, moisty morning…” when Ali led the bird walk ♪ ♫ , we had several generations of birders and we found thirty-nine species! Thank you again to Mae for eBirding the results for this week’s Early Birders Morning Walk. .
Birds of Vermont Museum, Chittenden, US-VT
Jun 7, 2015 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
39 species
Ruffed Grouse 1
Mourning Dove 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 6
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 2
House Wren 1
Veery 1
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 3
Louisiana Waterthrush 4
2 continually making contact chips and carrying food,
2 we thought were fledglings waiting to be fed;
all 4 in area where streams come together
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 1
Blackburnian Warbler 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
American Goldfinch 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23810800
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Join us for the next one or more, every Sunday through the end of June. You can see from our records that we have experienced birders leading the walks (and attending) but beginners are welcome!! Our trails are moderate—plus we have both an accessible treehouse and an indoor viewing window if you prefer an even more relaxed pace.
Finish the walk with bird-friendly coffee at the viewing window inside the Museum. Bring binoculars and good walking shoes. Park at 900 Sherman Hollow Road, in the Museum parking lot. Best for adults and older children.
Free, donations welcome.
Pre-registration is helpful but not required. Call 802 434-2167 or email museum@birdsofvermont.org