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If you've been birding for a while, you might be puzzling over the name. Aren't they just Yellow Warblers?

A familiar voice in the deciduous forest, the Ovenbird announces itself with one of the most emphatic songs in North America — the rising, repeated Teacher…Teacher…Teacher of a breeding male, often ringing out well into the season long after other birds have gone quiet.

Even here in southern Vermont — with six-foot snowbanks and more than a foot still on the ground — you can feel it coming. The light lingers just a little longer. The air shifts. There’s a sense of anticipation that’s hard to explain but easy to recognize. And at night, while we sleep, the skies are full. Each morning during migration I check BirdCast from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It’s one of the most remarkable tools available to bird lovers. Using weather radar, it estimates how many birds passed over specific counties in the lower 48 states the night...

At Birds & Beans Coffee, we are lucky to work with other family-run food and beverage businesses that share our belief that good food should support the land, protect wildlife, and taste great. When food is grown and made with care, you can feel the difference. This winter, we are excited to share two such friends with our Birds & Beans community. During February and March, both partners are offering a special discount to our customers as a thank-you for supporting family businesses that do things thoughtfully and responsibly. Hi-Vue Farms: Forests, Birds, and Vermont Maple Hi-Vue Farms is a...