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Bird Walk

Sat, Feb 10

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Hildene

Yes. The American Tree Sparrow can be a bird you’ll find at a birdfeeder in Vermont in the winter—quite a distance from its breeding grounds in far North America.

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Bird Walk
Bird Walk

Time & Location

Feb 10, 2024, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Hildene, 1005 Hildene Rd, Manchester, VT 05255, USA

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February 10: Bird Walk

Saturday, 9:00 to 10:30 am, At Hildene, the Lincoln Family Home. Free

Yes. The American Tree Sparrow can be a bird you’ll find at a birdfeeder in Vermont in the winter—quite a distance from its breeding grounds in far North America. It is very similar to the Chipping Sparrow that we see in summer and fall. It sports a rusty cap and rusty (not black) eyeline on a gray head, a streaked brown back, and a smooth gray to buff breast in both male and female. American Tree Sparrows give an overall impression of reddish-brown and gray. A dark smudge in the center of the un-streaked breast is common.

Each year, Cornell's Lab of Ornithology promotes the Great Backyard Bird Count. This year's event is February 16-19, 2024. Join hundreds of community scientists across North America and count your birds. It's fun, it's free, it takes…

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