Chip and Anson talk about the Brown Creeper, a small woodland bird that circles up tree trunks in search of small insects for food. Chip spotted his first of the season on March 1 after hearing its unique call.

A few weeks ago, we had Matt Young on the show to talk about the Finch Forecast. And just as predicted, late winter is bringing a lot of Bohemian Waxwings to Vermont. Chip and Anson discuss this disgruntled-looking little bird with an interesting call.

Spring is on the way. It may feel far off with the current temperatures outside, but there are reports of some migrating birds already returning to Vermont. Chip and Anson talk about these sightings of blackbirds and other migrating birds in Southern Vermont and Massachusetts.

Chip tells us about an abundance of waterfowl he saw this past week out on the Causeway, going from Colchester to South Hero. There were multiple species of ducks and scaups out on the partially frozen Lake Champlain.

Chip and Anson talk about Cornell Lab of Ornithology's upcoming Great Backyard Bird Count they organize with Audubon. You can participate anywhere by spending at least 15 minutes counting the birds in your backyard February 12-15 and posting them on eBird. Anson does his own little count outside his window. Then they talk Woodpeckers; specifically the Downy woodpecker, Hairy woodpecker, and Pileated woodpecker.

Chip and Anson talk about Short-eared Owls that have been spotted around the Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area in Addison county hunting at dusk.

Chip and Anson continue the conversation they started last week when Matt Young was on the show about Redpolls. Redpolls are a type of Finch and we typically get two species in Vermont, the Common Redpoll and the Hoary Redpoll.

Chip and Anson invite Matt Young on the show virtually to talk about the Finch Research Network and the Finch Forecast for New England and New York.

Chip and Anson talk about a Red-bellied Woodpecker, a southern species that was spotted during the Christmas Bird Count in Middlesex near the town hall.

Chip and Anson wrap up the year discussing some of the highlights of bird sightings in Vermont. More than 73,000 checklists were submitted to eBird from Vermont this year 292 species were spotted according to the site.