[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end] They’re considered harbingers of evil by some, and for others are an endless curiosity. Join Bird Diva Bridget Butler as she pulls back the shroud on these birds known as corvids. Find out how intelligent crows really are, the difference between crows and ravens, and their complex social structure. Learn how you can help unravel the mystery of “murders” of crows that form in the winter by participating in the Crows In Vermont project. Sponsored by the Otter Creek Audubon Society. Recorded 1/11/18.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third]
[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end] Rodney Olsen, Hannaford Career Center (retired), discusses the Dead Creek Bird Observatory and Raptor Banding – . Recorded 4/8/17.
Produced by Ron Payne with the assistance of Middlebury Community Television. [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: Ron Payne/Otter Creek Audubon Society
[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end] Lawrence Pyne, VT Outdoor Journal, discusses the 30th year celebration of the VT Duck Stamp and habitat acquisition . Recorded 4/8/17.
Produced by Ron Payne with the assistance of Middlebury Community Television. [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: Ron Payne/Otter Creek Audubon Society
[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end] Amy Alfieri, VT Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, discusses the early years of the Dead Creek WMA. Recorded 4/8/17.
Produced by Ron Payne with the assistance of Middlebury Community Television. [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: Ron Payne/Otter Creek Audubon Society
[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]World-traveling birder Hank Kaestner, who has over 7,000 birds on his life list, returns to our Cabin Fever Lecture series to tell about bird life in Taiwan. Sponsored by the Otter Creek Audubon Society.
Produced by Ron Payne with the assistance of Middlebury Community Television. Recorded 2/9/17.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: Ron Payne/Otter Creek Audubon Society
[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Vermont Fish and Wildlife biologist Chris Bernier talks about the lives and status of the Canada Lynx in Vermont, a listed state endangered species. Part of the Otter Creek Audubon Society’s Cabin Fever Lecture series. Filmed at the Ilsley Public Library by Ron Payne, with the support of Middlebury Community Television 1/12/17.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: Ron Payne/Otter Creek Audubon Society
[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end] Audubon Vermont’s Steve Haugenbuch speaks about the management practices, ecological and financial benefits of a bird friendly sugar bush. Recorded 3/10/16. [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: Ron Payne
[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end] Gary Starr presents a program on the most recent adventures he and his wife Kathy had in search of Birds of Paradise in Papua New Guinea. Produced by Ron Payne for Otter Creek Aububon Society. Recorded 2/11/16. [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: Ron Payne
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