10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2014

To wit: A lingering Snowy Owl plopped down right outside a television news station in Vermont. News BBC Norway Snowy Owl television' After watching the three-eyed ravens on Game of Thrones , it seems some other members of the bird kingdom want a piece of the small-screen action.

Norway 175

Norway Vermont Squirrels Owls 175

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

I don’t know why Sixpoint named this beer Hootie, nor do I know why they put an owl on the can, but I don’t expect any of that will matter at the end of my long day. It certainly isn’t the first “owl sp.” Come to think of it, I don’t even think it’s our first “owl sp.”

New York City 113

New York City Vermont Owls New York 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Even the names we give to some birds reflect their dependence on the cultivated landscape – we have Barn Owls ( Tyto alba ) and Barn Swallows ( Hirundo rustica ) over much of the world, and Orchard Orioles ( Icterus spurius ) in the Americas really do have a fondness for fruit groves.

Vermont 122

Vermont Belgium Farming Europe 122

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2012

Birders at Vicksburg counted 45 species, including Snow Geese , Barred Owl , Brown Thrasher , 152 Yellow-rumped Warblers , Fish Crow , and Eastern Towhee. Vicksburg National Military Park, MS – The capture of the city of Vicksburg in 1863 gave the Union army unfettered control of the Mississippi River, cutting the Confederacy in half.

Birds 177

Birds Mississippi Vermont Texas 177