December has those short days, but there is still time to see birds. You can go outside, or sit at a window, or peek around a tree…
Through the Window: December 2021
Through the Window: November 2021
It seems like it would be a good month for turkeys, but somehow we didn’t see them…
Through the Window: October 2021 (and Big Sit)
October is one of our favorite months. It’s not that there’s a larger diversity of birds (that’s June), but it’s the month with the Big Sit! For us that means birders, friends (some of course are both!), birding, relaxing, bird-friendly coffee, conversation, and probably too many cider doughnuts.
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Through the Window: September 2021
We’re saying farewell to the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds this month…like we do to the autumn leaves. These photos were taken by Erin Talmage of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird male’s neck and back feathers, using different angles of light.
Through the Window: August 2021
We continued to be light on the feeding this month, as we tried to do our bit to reduce or limit the spread of the mysterious disease we’d heard of—encouraging the equivalent of “social distancing” for birds. This disease had not been reported in Vermont. By the end of the month, we had resumed a very limiting feeding schedule. Continue reading “Through the Window: August 2021”
the Big Sit!
The most relaxed birding around. And around and around …
How many birds can we identify from a 17-foot diameter circle from sunrise to sunset? Can we beat last year’s record?
This is a great long-running community science project. Pledges and donations welcome.
We are observing from Dawn to Dusk. The Museum is open from 10am – 4pm. Masks required when inside the Museum, and recommended when less that 6 feet apart outdoors.
Call or email to ask about joining the observation team.
For much more info, see https://www.thebigsit.org/ .
Check out the reports from previous years: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Through the Window: July 2021
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We stopped feeding birds this month, as we waited to hear more about a mysterious disease affecting eyes (at least) in birds in the mid-west/mid-Atlantic regions. However, we did see rather a good selection of birds as usual until then!
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Insects of the Day
Which wonderful, weird, and wild insects are out during the day? Explore the museum grounds with James Grant, wildlife photographer.
Bring magnifying glasses and an insect net if you have one. Do bring your water bottle and dress for outdoors.
Stay after the walk for lemonade in the tree house.
$5 suggested donation
Max: 10 people • waitlist available
Meet in the parking lot of the Museum.
Masks recommended when within 6′ of other people (required indoors)
If it is raining that day, please call the Museum (802 434-2167) to see if we have rescheduled.
(For evening insects, come to our Moth Walk on August 27).
Through the Window: May 2021
So many birds. So little time.
We went out on the trails, watched from the windows, kept filling the bird feeders…
Recorded in May
Through the Window: April 2021
We had quite a bit of fun online and in the woods this month. Still, it’s always pleasant to sit and watch birds at the window, over staff lunch or morning coffee with some fellow birders. And April is always kinda wowza!