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The birds are back in town: the annual spring bird show

By Mikaela Lefrak,
Andrea Laurion
Published March 28, 2023 at 2:54 PM EDT
This hour, we'll chat with Bridget Butler, the Bird Diva, on the birds to look out for this migration season. The Yellow Warbler will make its way to Vermont at the end of April.
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This hour, we'll chat with Bridget Butler, the Bird Diva, on the birds to look out for this migration season. The Yellow Warbler will make its way to Vermont at the end of April.

Live call-in discussion: It's been a long, gray winter, but it's finally starting to feel — and sound — like spring. That means it's time for our annual spring bird show and a chat with the Bird Diva, Bridget Butler. She'll discuss migration patterns, the proposed renaming of the Audubon Society and how to cultivate a more inclusive birding community.

Our guest:

We asked Vermont Edition listeners to send in photos of birds they've spotted. Sarah sent us these recent sightings from North and South Hero:

A flock of white geese with black wingtips flying against a blue sky.
Sarah Rosedahl
A flock of white geese with black wingtips flying against a blue sky.
Two kildeer perched on top of each other.
Sarah Rosedahl
Two kildeer perched on top of each other.
A turkey vulture flies in the sky.
Sarah Rosedahl
A turkey vulture flying across the sky.
A ring-necked desk swimming in water.
Sarah Rosedahl
A ring-necked desk swimming in water.

Broadcast live on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak
Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
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Andrea Laurion
Andrea Laurion joined Vermont Public as a news producer for Vermont Edition in December 2022. She is a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine. Before getting into audio, Andrea worked as an obituary writer, a lunch lady, a wedding photographer assistant, a children’s birthday party hostess, a haunted house actor, and an admin assistant many times over.
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