Well, I have made some progress this Spring and Summer, but there's not been much to blog about. My biking, hiking, and birding efforts have been encounters with the same summer species: Song Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Yellowthroats, Cardinals, et cetera. Raptors have been surprisingly absent.
For example, I spent yesterday up in the northwest corner of the state. I biked a 9-mile section of the Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail, transiting St Albans Town, Swanton, and Sheldon; the only raptor I saw or heard was one Broad-winged Hawk. It was a great ride, on a very well maintained trail, but the birds were not the highlight.
I've now logged 182 towns in my quest, with 79 left to go. Almost all require a 2 hour drive to get to, so there's a competition now on what to do on nice sunny weekends; amazingly (to my son), birding does not always win out!
For example, I spent yesterday up in the northwest corner of the state. I biked a 9-mile section of the Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail, transiting St Albans Town, Swanton, and Sheldon; the only raptor I saw or heard was one Broad-winged Hawk. It was a great ride, on a very well maintained trail, but the birds were not the highlight.
I've now logged 182 towns in my quest, with 79 left to go. Almost all require a 2 hour drive to get to, so there's a competition now on what to do on nice sunny weekends; amazingly (to my son), birding does not always win out!
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