| March 03, 2010 |
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| Signs of Spring 2010 |
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| What signals spring to you? Snow fleas, robins, sugaring, mud.......sandals, lawn mowers, and many others. Please share your observations of the emergence of Spring, now through the month of April. |
| Posted by Mark Breen @2:30 PM |
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| - Chris Foster from Stannard said... |
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| Wild turkeys have taken to the woods after spending many winter weeks under our bird feeder! 3/10/10
2:09 PM |
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| - Lucy Georgeff from Andover said... |
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| One big sign of spring for me is flies in the kitchen! They are slow and faltering so I am able to swat them and imagine a fly-free summer (not likely). 3/10/10
1:58 PM |
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| - Ursula Hirschmann from Pittsford, VT said... |
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| "our" red wing blackbird returning to his favorite perch and "screaming" O-ka-eeeh! 3/10/10
1:49 PM |
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| - Peter Szymkowicz from Shoreham, VT said... |
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| Bluebirds nestbuilding, nightcrawlers slithering. 3/10/10
1:23 PM |
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| - Brad Caswell from Corinth, VT said... |
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| Swarming March Flies in the leaves where snow has melted around trees in my field on Pike Hill in Corinth, VT. The noise of them scrambling around in the leaves attracted my attention. 3/10/10
1:07 PM |
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| - Sandra Wall from Hubbardton said... |
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| Male ruffled grouse seen displaying and dancing for a pair of females. Grouse heard drumming in the woods. 3/10/10
12:07 PM |
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| - John H. Kueffner from Waterbury Center said... |
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| A pair of bluebirds this morning in Waterbury Center! 3/10/10
11:21 AM |
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| - Stacia from Proctorsville said... |
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| Red-winged blackbirds eating bird seed on the back deck. Seems early to me here in the higher-elevation boondocks of Proctorsville (Cavendish). Still lots of snow... 3/10/10
10:19 AM |
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| - Jonathan Pryor from Bakersfield said... |
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We hung laundry out on the line Sunday and Tuesday. Daffodils poking up around the maple tree.
A Miller Moth in the sap bucket. 3/10/10
10:02 AM |
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| - Celia from Saxtons River said... |
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Pussy willows showing their gray fur in Saxtons River ~
3/10/10
3:23 AM |
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| - Suzanne from Johnson said... |
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| Kids playing hackysack outside at Laraway School in Johnson! 3/9/10
5:37 PM |
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| - Vanessa Bittermann from Sunapee, NH said... |
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| Fuzzy magnolia buds in downtown Woodstock, VT! 3/9/10
3:23 PM |
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| - Jeanice Garfield from Springfield said... |
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A moth flying around the lights in evening at polls.
Turkey vultures and bald eagles are back!!! 3/9/10
3:15 PM |
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| - heidi from salisbury said... |
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| Flock of redwinged blackbirds and grackles at the bird feeder this morning, along with the chickens .... 3/9/10
2:19 PM |
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| - heidi said... |
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| Flock of redwinged blackbirds and grackles at the bird feeder this morning, along with the chickens 3/9/10
2:18 PM |
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| - Phelps Holloway from South Hero said... |
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| Canada Geese heading North up through Crescent Bay, South Hero, whilst the Outer Mallett's Bay and the Inland Sea are still locked up in ice. 3/9/10
2:09 PM |
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| - Pat Swartz from St Johnsbury said... |
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| Snowdrops in bloom in St Johnsbury and daffodils poking up 1-2ins tall 3/9/10
2:08 PM |
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| - Linda Elbow from West Glover said... |
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Signs of Spring in West Glover:
Dead skunk in the middle of the road.
Raccoons scurrying around on the metal roof of my woodshed 2 am today. 3/9/10
1:36 PM |
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| - Joanne Esau from Ludlow, VT said... |
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| Spring cleaning the laptop...moving the VPR School Closings off of the tool bar and into a folder. 3/9/10
12:38 PM |
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| - Markey from Williston said... |
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when seeming patches of fog along the road turn out to be sweet maple vapors from the multitude of sugar houses busily boiling down the sap.
3/9/10
11:48 AM |
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| - anonymous said... |
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| Saw a flock of Snow Geese heading North Monday in Colchester! 3/9/10
11:45 AM |
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| - Karen Kevra from Montpelier said... |
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| In my yard in Montpelier, right outside my still snow-covered vegetable garden, A GROUNDHOG!!!! (Ugh!) 3/9/10
11:42 AM |
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| - Gretchen Horton Kuebler from Brattleboro said... |
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| signs of spring? a top-down convertible on Rte 12 in Cornish, NH yesterday! 3/9/10
11:10 AM |
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| - Lisa from Barnet said... |
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| a charcoal grill sits defiantly in the middle of an exposed lawn in Barnet, VT 3/9/10
11:10 AM |
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| - Anne Donaghy from Meriden said... |
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| Singing purple finches in Meriden NH! 3/9/10
10:09 AM |
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| - Bruce Herforth from Weston, VT said... |
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| ...a young woman wearing flip flop sandals in a Mexican restaurant in Littleton, NH. 3/9/10
6:27 AM |
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| - Virginia Macey-Schuette from N. Middlesex said... |
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| I saw someone riding his motorcycle in Waterbury Center this evening on my way home from work. 3/9/10
2:15 AM |
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| - Nancy Gilman from Killington said... |
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| The pussy willows are out on River Road in Killington, Vt., three white moths flew stealthily in front of my headlights driving home from work in the gloaming and I don't mind the mud on the road -- at least, not yet! 3/9/10
12:42 AM |
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| - aurora from barton said... |
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| Brilliantly sunny but so windy days and cool nights.. 3/8/10
11:41 PM |
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| - Bill from East Montpelier said... |
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| Harvesting spinach and lettuce in the unheated greenhouse. 3/8/10
11:14 PM |
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| - Todd from Fairlee said... |
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| A sprinkler watering a lawn in Fairlee (seriously -- I didn't believe it myself) and snow drops in my backyard. 3/8/10
11:05 PM |
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| - tim from hinesburg said... |
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| I noticed several mating pairs of Harley-Davidsons out on the roads this weekend. 3/8/10
10:42 PM |
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| - JeanB from St.Albans said... |
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| Turkey Vulture over interstate in Colchester! 3/8/10
10:06 PM |
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| - anonymous from Johnson said... |
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| Motorcycle on I89 yesterday, flock of geese seen over St. Albans today, kids with skateboards, people on bicycles. 3/8/10
9:17 PM |
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| - anonymous said... |
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| ...red winged blackbirds in Guilford! 3/8/10
7:34 PM |
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You can post pictures on our Flickr page - sounds like the pot hole picture would be great! - posted by Mark Breen
3/4/09 7:34 PM |
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| - Lenore Budd from Hinesburg said... |
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| Hooded mergansers displaying on Lewis Creek in Charlotte on 3/6/10 3/8/10
7:22 PM |
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| - anonymous from Hanover said... |
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| Dartmouth Coeds are crowding the tanning booths in anticipation of spring break. 3/8/10
5:17 PM |
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| - Jennifer from Springfield, VT said... |
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| Have to start double bagging the garbage again and if you miss a week of going to the dump it's more of a problem! 3/8/10
4:28 PM |
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| - Kris from Addison said... |
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| I have seen several chevrons of geese flying north up the champlain valley. 3/8/10
3:49 PM |
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| - Terry Hoffer from Danville said... |
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| Yesterday was so beautiful that I went to my vegetable garden and shoveled 8 inches of snow off the row of parsnips wintering in the frozen ground. By late afternoon, the sun had warmed the dark soil, and if the sun and temperature cooperate I expect to be eating parsnips by the end of the week. 3/8/10
3:33 PM |
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| - Rob from East Hardwick said... |
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Red Wing Blackbirds arrived in East Hardwick on the morning of March 8.
Also Chickadees and Gold Finches much more vocal. 3/8/10
3:31 PM |
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| - Connie Snyder from East Thetford said... |
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| In Thetford this weekend - motorcyclists, roads posted, evening call of the mourning dove. 3/8/10
3:13 PM |
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| - Bill from Lyme, NH said... |
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| A sound of spring- motorcycles driving by my office window, and the growing frustration knowing I can't get mine out until the mud on our dirt road dries out! 3/8/10
2:27 PM |
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| - Pat from Thetford said... |
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| Might be time for signs of spring... Robins in Thetford VT on 3/1 3/8/10
2:15 PM |
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| - Dave from Manchester, VT said... |
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| Pair of bluebirds spotted in Manchester, VT this morning 3/2. Also tapped my sugarbush this morning in Dorset with a 1" snowbase in my sugarbush (thinnest since '05-'06) with a morning temp of 31F and under mostly sunny skies. Looking forward to a short mud season for me...hopefully :) 3/8/10
2:15 PM |
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| - John from Huntington said... |
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| The chickadees and cardinals are singing their spring songs furiously this morning! They're loving the long days! 3/8/10
1:20 PM |
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| - Chip from Plainfield said... |
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| A man standing in a snowy field practicing his fly casting! 3/8/10
1:19 PM |
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| - Richard from Danville said... |
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| Heard & saw a large flock of Canada geese flying north yesterday in the PM. I live in Danville. 3/8/10
1:18 PM |
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| - Meg from Hubbardton said... |
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| Smelled a skunk driving Rte 30 through the Cornwall Swamp last night. 3/8/10
1:17 PM |
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| - Pam from North Pomfret said... |
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| A flock of robins outside my back door, February 20th, 3/8/10
1:13 PM |
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| - David Jareckie from Bennington, VT said... |
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| Red-winged blackbirds have arrived in Bennington. 3/8/10
1:08 PM |
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| - Kit Hood from Sharon said... |
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| A pair of ravens carring nesting material this morning in Sharon, VT 3/8/10
1:05 PM |
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| - Art Woolf from Westford said... |
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1. No fire in our wood stove last night (3/7/10) for the first time since early December.
2. A moth flying around the porch light last night. 3/8/10
11:32 AM |
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| - Mary Zabriskie from Putney said... |
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| geese flying north over Putney and snowdrops up 3/8/10
11:04 AM |
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| - Chris Chase from Jericho said... |
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- Snow blower for sale on Rt15 in Jericho
- Corvette on the road in Williston
- "No vehicle having a weight . . ." signs posted on dirt roads in Jericho.
3/8/10
10:22 AM |
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| - Janet Dana from Braintree said... |
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| I saw two skeins of geese flying north this morning and on Friday we saw a robin. 3/7/10
2:53 PM |
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| - anonymous from St Albans said... |
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| Aromatic skunk in northern St. Albans...... 3/7/10
3:28 AM |
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| - Anna from Burlington said... |
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| Lots of walkers, bikers and even roller skaters on Burlington's Bike Path this weekend. I also saw two motorcyclists. 3/6/10
7:33 PM |
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| - Ellen from Littleton said... |
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| Crocuses blooming in the neighbors yard... 3/6/10
5:17 PM |
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| - Alan from Essex, VT said... |
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| Our cat, who remains a self-imposed housecat during the winter, deigned to venture outdoors for the first time since snow hit the ground in Essex. Coupled with roadkill--a skunk in Essex and a groudhog in Richmond--pretty clearly show me that spring is nigh. 3/6/10
2:43 PM |
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| - anonymous from Bennington said... |
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| Skunks! 3/4/10
3:51 PM |
