December 2011
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The Outside Story | The Butcher Bird | Northern... →
Love, love, love the Butcher Bird. It’s been about 5 years since I’ve seen one. Maybe 2012 will be the year for all kinds of unique winter sightings from Pine Grosbeaks to Snowy Owls to Northern Shrikes! What are you looking forward to seeing?
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Snowy Invasion Minus the Snow
Lots of talk about snowy owls making an appearance all over this winter. It’s a good thing too, because with the lack of snow in Vermont I could really use something special to spruce up the muddy landscape for the Christmas Bird Count.
I can remember seeing snowy owls on Cape Cod before I was a birder and how exciting it was. Post-bird nerd transformation, I truly flipped out for an owl...