Over the past few months, Bernie and I have taken three days to visit well-known birding hotspots in Shelburne, Charlotte and Ferrisburgh - and we were struck again by how much LIFE there is outdoors in the winter!
Our walks and "sits" on those two days were enlivened by diving ducks, grebes and loons, dueling eagles, hawks, noisy woodpeckers and others - two dozen species in all!
We didn't concentrate on taking photos, but here are a few:
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| Northern Harrier |
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| Snow Geese on Christmas Day! |
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
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| part of a large flock of Cedar Waxwings |
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| Black-capped Chickadee |
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not a great photo because this Bald Eagle was far away,
hunkered down over something yummy |
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Double-crested Cormorants don't usually overwinter in Vermont,
but this one at Fort Cassin is doing just that! |
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| Fort Cassin |
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| Shelburne Point |
We're inviting you to revisit several previous posts about winter birding: here and here and here. And we did a post about the Tri-County Christmas Bird Count, now renamed the Tri-County Winter Bird Count. And two posts about a more local winter bird census, here and here. And one specifically about winter owls, always a treat!
We also shared our photos and excitement about a winter "irruption", when birds that usually stay in Canada come down to Vermont.
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