So many birding "hotspots" are lovely and relaxing. They're scenic, with open fields or hushed forests or sparkling water.
But there's one place in South Burlington that's often a hotspot in late winter and early spring - even though it's surrounded by big blocky buildings, and has huge paved parking lots, and the constant background noise is the sound of cars rushing by on the interstate.
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| Adult female Pine Grosbeak |
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| immature male Pine Grosbeak (hatched last summer) |
Technology Park is distinguished by several ornamental crab apple trees. Winter softens all that fruit, and the tiny soft apples are irresistible to several kinds of fruit-loving birds. This year, right now, the park is hosting good-sized flocks of Pine Grosbeaks, Bohemian Waxwings, and Cedar Waxwings, along with many American Robins and European Starlings. The first two birds show up in this area only every now and then, so the trees have been attracting not only birds but also birders and photographers!
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| Bohemian Waxwings |
For optimum photo quality viewing (though w.o the text) click on the first photo, then view the rest.
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