| March 11, 2008 |
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| Signs of Spring 2008 |
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| Share your signs of spring with the Eye on the Sky community! |
| Posted by Mark Breen @9:49 AM |
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| - Wayne Anderson from Danville said... |
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| Baltimore Oriole has arrived in Danville 5/10/2008 (pair) 5/14/08
5:05 PM |
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| - Annie from bethlehem said... |
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| saw an evening grosbeak and a rose breasted grosbeak at our feeder 5/13/08
10:26 AM |
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| - Ellen from Littleton said... |
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| The first hummingbirds of the season spotted at the feeder today! 5/7/08
10:40 PM |
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| - Denise from Pittsfield said... |
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| Just found this so I'm a little late...but that first red-winged blackbird I heard back in March. 5/7/08
6:04 PM |
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| - Roo from plainfield, nh said... |
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| Saw a rainbow circle around rising sun at 6:40 a.m. this morning 5/6/08
12:47 PM |
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| - Dan Axtell from Westminster said... |
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| Snow flurries that invite you to step outside to watch the flakes melt on your hand. In spring, it doesn't matter that they were quite annoying just one season ago. 4/30/08
8:09 PM |
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| - Ellen Morris from Grand Isle said... |
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| Skydiving season began this past weekend in Addison. It offers a wonderful "bird's eye view" of the Adirondacks, Green Mts and Lake Champlain! 4/28/08
8:54 PM |
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| - Bruce Perlow from Brandon said... |
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| Trillium! in the woods of Orwell and Goshen. 4/26/08
7:26 PM |
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| - Jeff Downs from West Danville said... |
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| Though the ice is not yet out on Joe's Pond in West Danville, the loons have returned. This morning around 5:30 I heard the first loon calls of the year. 4/25/08
12:17 PM |
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| - Jennifer from Shushan, NY said... |
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| Early this morning - a bird flying with a long string trailing from it's beak, and the road grader is out and about. 4/24/08
9:39 AM |
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| - Ed Epstein said... |
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| A sure sign that spring is here to stay a while: last night while waiting to fall asleep came wafting through the open window a distinstive bouquet announcing the presence of a skunk! 4/24/08
9:16 AM |
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| - Katrina from Colchester said... |
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| Bloodwort began blooming in Colchester this weekend. 4/23/08
12:22 PM |
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| - anonymous from East Burke said... |
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| Bikini-clad sunbather in the Northeast Kingdom! 4/22/08
3:25 PM |
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| - Sue from South Reading said... |
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| Moose tracks in the mud walking up Brown Schoolhouse Road in South Reading!! And Colt's Footwild flowers along the side of the road as well! 4/21/08
4:36 PM |
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| - Lynn Wurzburg said... |
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| Made sighting of some Coltsfoot- first spring wildflower on Old Bradley Road in St.Johnsbury. 4/21/08
12:06 PM |
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| - anonymous from Montpelier said... |
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| Almost hit a moose on Interstate 91 just north of Rockingham 4/19/08. They are on the move! 4/21/08
10:54 AM |
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| - Kelly King from Jericho said... |
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| Finally! Peepers on Skunk Hollow Road in Jericho...we've heard them other places but they're finally out here. 4/17/08
8:01 AM |
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| - oak from Richmond said... |
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| Peepers & Creemees in Richmond as of the 15th 4/16/08
7:04 PM |
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| - Abigail Krone from East Fairfield said... |
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| PEEPERS!!!!!!!! 4/16/08
5:38 AM |
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| - Chris Bouchard from St. Johnsbury said... |
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| I saw 8 Canadian geese this morning in a flooded field along route 5 in St. Johnsbury. 4/14/08
6:17 PM |
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| - Steve Minor from South Hero said... |
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| Worms flooded out during rain Saturday, and a robin with one of those worms in its beak. 4/13/08
2:45 PM |
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| - phil carter from ludlow vt said... |
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| The ice chains came off the tractor today. 4/12/08
11:40 AM |
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| - Don and Betty Anne Babcock from Braintree said... |
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| We have four birdhouses on our property. Every year we have at least one nesting couple. This morning we had our first bluebirds of the season, a male and a female. They checked out two of our four birdhouses! 4/12/08
10:05 AM |
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| - Sue Ann from N. Charlestown NH said... |
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| In North Charlestown N.H. we had peepers, a blue bird and the rubarb is poking through in front of the garden shed, all in one day!! 4/10/08
9:03 PM |
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| - steve minor from south hero said... |
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| Chipmunk running around birdfeeder. Large expanses of open water around Sandbar causeway. Snowdrops on last legs. Beavers and muskrats flooded out of homes. In Burlington: bees in deep purple and golden yellow giant crocuses; a spider building a web on a mailbox. AND: green grass growing!! 4/10/08
7:30 PM |
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| - Mary Alice Elbaum from St. Albans said... |
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| A Good Humor ice cream truck in a St. Albans neighborhood! 4/10/08
12:51 PM |
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| - Lee Larson from Lyme, NH said... |
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| The first tick crawling up my leg! 4/9/08
9:45 PM |
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| - Jessica from Huntington said... |
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| Saw my first butterfly yesterday! A mourning cloak in Huntington! 4/9/08
6:10 PM |
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| - Gary from Northfield said... |
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| I made Sun Tea yesterday and today. 4/9/08
5:09 PM |
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| - John Winn from Georgia said... |
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Flowers blooming in front of the house.
Sheep grazing new grass in the field.
Young lambs sunning themselves.
Flies buzzing on the window. 4/9/08
1:31 PM |
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| - Roger Edholm from Sunderland said... |
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| Peepers on my noon walk in Sunderland, VT. 4/9/08
1:29 PM |
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| - Emily from Burlington said... |
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| Outside seating on Church Street! As of lunch today, Leunigs, Three Tomatoes and some of the coffee shops had set-up their outside dining areas. Yay, spring is here!!! 4/9/08
12:55 PM |
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| - Matt Sutkoski from St. Albans, Vt. said... |
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| Lots of moths in the headlights tonight on Interstate 89 between Burlington and St. Albans 4/8/08
10:06 PM |
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| - Ellen from Littleon said... |
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| ... looking out the window and not seeing any snow!!! 4/8/08
8:19 PM |
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| Rocket J's food wagon opening on Rt. 12 in Northfield. 4/8/08
10:02 AM |
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| - Patty McWilliams from Middletown Springs said... |
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| Woodcock beeping this evening in Middletown Springs. 4/7/08
10:17 PM |
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| - Sam Longe from Huntington said... |
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First male of the year staking claim to one of the many Blue bird houses on our property....earliest I've seen in 16 years here...even before the Tree Swallows show up to compete for homes.
4/7/08
1:02 PM |
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| - Rob from Hillsboro Upper Village ,N.H. said... |
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| on a morning run I heard and saw my first phoebe in Hillsboro Center! 4/7/08
12:27 PM |
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| - Kristen Perlow from Orwell said... |
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| A true sign of spring: two children in short-sleeved shirts tossing a ball back & forth. 4/6/08
7:41 PM |
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| - Dan from Ludlow said... |
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| The Big Dipper is upside down. 4/6/08
7:33 PM |
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| - Bob from Bath, NH said... |
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| Kayakers on the Wells River in Wells River, VT, Sunday afternoon. 4/6/08
6:20 PM |
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| - Louisa from Bristol said... |
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| A beagle on the roof of his doghouse in Jerusalem! (So. Starksboro) 4/6/08
10:31 AM |
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| - bruce anderson said... |
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| one lone bluebird,4/5/08, danville,vt 4/6/08
6:58 AM |
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| - Dan from Ludlow said... |
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It never fails, flocks of robins return and we get a spring snowstorm.
4/5/08
1:40 PM |
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| - Mitch Harrison from Wardsboro said... |
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| I was able to turn my compost for the first time this year. 4/5/08
11:12 AM |
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| - Carol Knight from Chester said... |
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| The street sweepers are out in Manchester. The Rte 11 giant frost heave on Bromley Mountain has appeared as it does every year-a definite sign of spring. cheers. 4/4/08
8:48 AM |
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| - Donna Nelson from Thetford said... |
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| Signs of spring are hard to come by when we still have over two feet of snow on the ground, but this afternoon, a small flock of chickadees crowded around a split in one of our maple trees, eagerly sipping the flowing sap. Snow is slowly melting in bright sun..... 4/3/08
4:34 PM |
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| - Janet from Hanover, NH said... |
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| On Saturday, Mrach 30, two Blackburnian Warblers at the feeder! 4/3/08
2:53 PM |
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| - Sue Westmore from Salisbury said... |
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| Last night in Salisbury a group of citizens assisted a large number of salamanders, some wood frogs and peepers across the road to their breeding grounds. 4/3/08
9:37 AM |
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| - Pat Occhipinti from washington said... |
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Tulips up in Hanover and daffodils budded in Fairlee VT
American Kestrel sitting on a line in Lyme NH 4/3/08
6:59 AM |
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| - Ellen Morris from Grand Isle said... |
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March 30th, saw UVM women's rowing team practicing on the Lamoille River.
April 1st, saw the first two ospreys in the Sandbar Wildlife Preserve, investigating remnants of nests on the power poles. 4/2/08
9:06 PM |
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| April 1, saw the first two ospreys in the Sandbar Wildlife Preserve, investigating remnants of nests on the power poles. 4/2/08
9:03 PM |
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| - Misse Smith from Cornwall said... |
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| Last night (April 1) we heard peepers in Cornwall! 4/2/08
7:49 AM |
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| - Pat Swartz from St. Johnsbury said... |
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| I have snowdrops in bloom in my garden in St. Johnsbury, through the snow and ice. They appeared for the first time on Saturday Mar 29, and today there are more. 4/1/08
8:04 PM |
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| - Steve Minor from South Hero said... |
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| Muskrats out and about near Sandbar State Park. Crocuses finally out in South Hero. Saw first chipmunk in Burlington. 4/1/08
6:25 PM |
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| - David from Wilder, VT said... |
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| The Dartmouth College crew teams on the Connecticut River. 4/1/08
5:09 AM |
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| - Steve Minor from South Hero said... |
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| Two deer 2:30 Sunday afternoon in a corn field surrounded by Canadian geese. 3/31/08
8:51 PM |
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| - Kyle from Royalton said... |
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| An optimistic crow gathering nesting material in Woodstock. 3/31/08
8:18 PM |
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| - chris from south royalton said... |
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| Flowin' sap. Pregnent ewes. Robins and Redwing blackbirds. Frost heaves that can launch Evil Knievel into the statosphere! 3/31/08
11:59 AM |
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| - Jane from West Burke said... |
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| One lone ladybug sunning herself on the roadside in West Burke on Sunday afternoon. 3/31/08
10:22 AM |
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| - David from Greensboro said... |
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| a flock of red winged blackbirds noisily set up shop in our maple trees 3/30/08
9:14 PM |
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| - Marie from Stratton,Vermont said... |
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| Mourning Doves are back at the bird feeder. Chickadees are now making their high low whistle call which they have not done all winter. 3/30/08
2:08 PM |
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| - Linda from Kirby said... |
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| Crocus were blooming near the foundation a couple of weeks ago, but the -6 morning wiped them out. So my heart sang with joy to see another little courageous patch poking up this morning. 3/30/08
8:29 AM |
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| - Marisa from Bristol said... |
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Flocks of crows, sugaring smokiness,(this morning the sap in my son's buckets was frozen solid,) and Elodia Lillies pushing up through a patch next to the house...
Unable to drive down to the unloading point at the Bristol Dump because of mud, "It's not very safe down there" was the common sentiment. :) 3/29/08
10:26 PM |
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| - Todd Driscoll from Fairlee said... |
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| Green daffodil stalks poking up through a snowbank in Fairlee. 3/29/08
5:20 PM |
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| - Brenda & Reid from Fairfax said... |
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| We just saw a great blue heron on the banks of Mill Run in Fairfax. Last saw this big guy in the same location in January. Could he have spent the winter here in Vermont? 3/29/08
3:13 PM |
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| - Steve Minor from South Hero said... |
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| Flocks of Canadian geese and snow geese in the crop fields around South Hero. Ice fishermen numbers dwindling. Crocuses popping up and bare legs seen in Burlington. Raccoons raiding bird feeders. 3/29/08
2:31 PM |
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| - Pat Bennett from Cornish, NH said... |
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| Today on our way to work my husband and myself saw at least 4 Blue Herons standing in an open beaver pond. It was snowing, and they looked rather miserable huddling in different spots around the small pond. Let's hope we get warmer weather for them ,and us too! 3/28/08
5:44 PM |
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| - anonymous from Newport said... |
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| Robins up in Newport. 3/28/08
2:52 PM |
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| - anonymous from St. Johnsbury said... |
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| A fox crossed the road in front of me in St. Johnsbury on my way home last night. 3/28/08
2:51 PM |
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| - Tara from Cabot said... |
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| Two small flocks of geese were seen flying over Cabot. 3/28/08
7:41 AM |
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| - John Hadden from Huntington said... |
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| Spring has officially begun: the wood cock has returned to Huntington! 3/27/08
8:47 PM |
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| - Diane Montague from St Johnsbury said... |
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| Yesterday I looked out of my kitchen window at dusk and saw a rather thin skunk and three very tame deer. A real encouragement here in St. Johnsbury! 3/26/08
4:34 PM |
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| - Kellyann Yelle from Northumberland, NH said... |
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| I just say my first Robin ,here at Marshall's Corner, this morning. He was solo and hanging about a flock of starlings. He did look abit cold and dissapointed! 3/25/08
8:31 AM |
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| - Ellen from Littleton said... |
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| The goldfinches are once again beginning to sport their gold plumage. 3/24/08
2:21 PM |
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| - Carol Putnam & Wayne Goldman from Elmore, VT said... |
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Signs of spring.....a caterpillar climbing up
the side of the house! 3/24/08
8:44 AM |
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| - Steve Minor from South Hero said... |
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| First grackles in South Hero. Pileated woodpeckers and nuthatches trilling. 3/23/08
3:09 PM |
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| - Jack and Johanna Thrower from Williamsville said... |
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On Thursday March 20 we saw geese on the Retreat Meadows across from the new Grafton Cheese factory in Brattleboro
Jack and Johanna Thrower
Williamsville 3/21/08
12:15 PM |
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| - Jennifer from Shaftsbury said... |
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| Our daffodils were poking out of the ground the last couple of days, until it snowed 4 inches today! We've been collecting maple sap. Our goats have been kidding. 3/20/08
11:40 PM |
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| - Emily from Bradford said... |
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| Galanthus nivalis, also known as Snowdrops, are blooming outside of our house in Downtown Bradford. 3/20/08
8:33 AM |
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| - Patty McWilliams from Poultney said... |
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| Today I saw a large flock of cedar wax wings eating the berries of a high bush cranberry in Poultney, Vermont. 3/19/08
9:26 PM |
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| - Diane from Sheffield said... |
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| Flock of red-wings in the center of Sheffield, calling amidst falling snow. Also, a friend spotted a goldeneye bobbing on the Connecticut River, between Lemington, Vt and Columbia, N.H. 3/19/08
8:51 PM |
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| - Bill Walters from Grafton, Vermont said... |
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| I know you folks like to hear "Signs of Spring" stories about birds, skunks, early blooming flowers and such, but for me the real sign of spring is when I can see a patch of lawn again above the septic tank. Maybe I'm too easily entertained, but when you haven't seen your lawn since before Thanksgiving, it is a real event to see it again...even if it is over the septic tank. 3/19/08
2:21 PM |
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| - Ellen Morris from Grand Isle said... |
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| One lone great blue heron, standing on the snow-covered ice in the Sandbar Nature Preserve swamp. The look on his face was one of total disgust. No holes in the ice yet for fishing! 3/19/08
7:47 AM |
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| - Rob from Hillsboro Upper Village N.H. said... |
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| 1 red wing blackbird trilling tonight and 1 robin on a snowbank in an otherwise covered landscape! 3/18/08 7 p.m . 3/18/08
7:16 PM |
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| - anonymous from Jericho said... |
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| Flocks of robins along roadways where the snow has melted. 3/18/08
3:56 PM |
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| - Kay Jorgensen from Tunbridge said... |
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| A Tunbridge woodchuck walking across deep snow to get under the deck. 3/18/08
2:18 PM |
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| - Sally Duston & Dean Whitlock from Thetford Center said... |
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| On Tucker Hill Rd in Thetford Center, along with the usual winter crowd of birds and squirrels, we had Red-Winged Blackbirds! Also, Saturday morning we watched a Raven take a snow bath in the back field. It rolled over several times, rubbing it's back in the snow, fluffing feathers and shaking itself - perhaps getting rid of the winter's accumulation of dust and mites in a little spring cleaning? Anyway, it was hilarious! 3/18/08
11:00 AM |
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| - John from Westford said... |
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| The kids at the daycare across the street have been let out for the first time, acting excited, just like the neighbors cows when they get out for the first time (or is it vice versa). 3/18/08
10:42 AM |
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| - Diane from Berlin, NH said... |
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| Cardinals are singing their springtime 'Bir-dee bir-dee' song. 3/18/08
7:11 AM |
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| - Paul Brown from Hartland said... |
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| Mark Breen attempting an Irish brogue on St. Patrick's Day -- now there's a sure sign of Spring for you!! 3/17/08
12:39 PM |
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| - lisa von Kann from Barnet said... |
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| Sign out in front of the Barnet school for softball/baseball sign-up 3/17/08
10:09 AM |
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| - Melissa Haberman from Montgomery said... |
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| About a dozen Canadian Geese along Rt 105 outside of Enosburg Falls along the Rail Trail today March 16, 2008 3/16/08
6:31 PM |
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| - Karen Maxon from Essex said... |
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| Redwing blackbirds making their joyful racket in the warm sunshine in Essex! 3/16/08
3:48 PM |
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| - Trillium June from Plainfield said... |
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| The air has the sent of spring and my car is covered in mud. Hello mud season :) 3/15/08
5:59 PM |
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| - Ellen from Littleton said... |
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| Mud, a wet cellar, and swollen rivers... chickadees singing their "springtime" song and cardinals back in town after having spent winter in the woods. 3/15/08
4:47 PM |
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| - anonymous said... |
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| a male cardinal chasing a female cardinal... 3/13/08
2:14 PM |
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| - Charles from Lyndonville said... |
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| Signs of spring: horses shedding (even though it's 10 below) and paired ravens playing in the sky. 3/11/08
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