powderfreak Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Stuck in waist deep snow, wow. http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2015/04/29/hikers-stuck-deep-snow-rescued-vermont/26560735/ A pair of 28 and 34 year old males called state police because they couldn't hike any further? That's gotta be embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 A pair of 28 and 34 year old males called state police because they couldn't hike any further? That's gotta be embarrassing. Yeah, I could comment further on those two but decided not to, I'm sticking with being impressed with waist deep snow still in spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 April 2015 Averages Max: 53.3°F (-0.9°F) Min: 33.0°F (-0.3°F) Mean: 43.1°F (-0.6°F) Extremes HiMax: 70.4°F (13th) LoMin: 19.7°F (2nd) LoMax: 35.8°F (9th) HiMin: 45.2°F (30th) Precipitation Total: 2.59" MaxDaily: 0.96" (20th) Snowfall Total: 2.7" MaxDaily: 2.7" (8th) Snow Depth SnowDD: 94 AvgDepth: 3" MaxDepth: 10" (1st-2nd) MinDepth: 0" (15th+) Wind PeakGust: 30mph (11th) MaxDaily: 4.8mph (27th) Max Temps 90s 0 80s 0 70s 1 60s 10 50s 6 40s 11 30s 2 20s 0 10s 0 0s 0 -0s 0 Min Temps 70s 0 60s 0 50s 0 40s 6 30s 15 20s 8 10s 1 0s 0 -0s 0 -10s 0 -20s 0 Precipitation >= 0.01" 10 >= 0.10" 5 >= 0.25" 4 >= 0.50" 2 >= 1.00" 0 Snowfall >= 0.1" 1 >= 1.0" 1 >= 3.0" 0 >= 6.0" 0 >= 12.0" 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 May 1st at Bolton Valley. I decided to hike up to the Vista summit: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Rose breasted grosbeak on the feeder.... one of the prettiest birds around. Haven't seen one for quite a while. Our 230 year old house has an old orchard. We have bluebirds everywhere. That's my favorite bird. I had never seen one when I lived in the Boston area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Our 230 year old house has an old orchard. We have bluebirds everywhere. That's my favorite bird. I had never seen one when I lived in the Boston area.I've never seen a bluebird here...did see my first indigo bunting last year though.Ironically I saw a female rose breasted grosbeak this evening eating suet. The male must be around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 I've never seen a bluebird. Did see an indigo bunting probably 20+ years ago. I have an ample supply of gold and purple finches, titmouses, nuthatches, cardinals, chickadees, two song sparrows, and 8 glorious white throated sparrows. Along with obnoxious bluejays that I wish would go away. That eagle I posted about a while back has definitely set up home base around here... you can spot him nearly every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I've never seen a bluebird. Did see an indigo bunting probably 20+ years ago. I have an ample supply of gold and purple finches, titmouses, nuthatches, cardinals, chickadees, two song sparrows, and 8 glorious white throated sparrows. Along with obnoxious bluejays that I wish would go away. That eagle I posted about a while back has definitely set up home base around here... you can spot him nearly every day. I've had a crapload of juncos since winter...never really had them much before.Had a male and female cowbird a few weeks ago too. I miss my orioles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I've had a crapload of juncos since winter...never really had them much before. Had a male and female cowbird a few weeks ago too. I miss my orioles. we host a pair of hummingbirds, should be around soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 I've had a crapload of juncos since winter...never really had them much before. Had a male and female cowbird a few weeks ago too. I miss my orioles. Oh I forgot about my juncos. And my tiny chipping sparrow. And some downy woodpeckers and one seldom seen pileated. I have two unidentified birds too... one of them has a pleasant song, but it's so INSANELY loud. I saw my first oriole several years back and ran out and bought a feeder. Ungrateful bird flew from treetop to treetop for days but never had any interest, then he left, never to be seen again. My 4 hummingbirds will be back to feed fight endlessly soon. Usually notice them around mothers day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 bird chat is so much better than ski chat. we need a bird thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 bird chat is so much better than ski chat. we need a bird thread. I once hit a hiding grouse while skiing. In the glades I was skiing through and some bird launched straight up like a helicopter and hit my arm. Scared the crap out out of me. Pretty funny in hindsight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 I once hit a hiding grouse while skiing. In the glades I was skiing through and some bird launched straight up like a helicopter and hit my arm. Scared the crap out out of me. Pretty funny in hindsight. lol. I didn't know it at the time, but it was a grouse that freaked me out after I had walked down some logging road up in pittsburg. I had no idea about grouse "drumming" or that a bird could even make such a deep sound. I didn't want to meet the creature that made that noise, so I promptly headed back to my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 we host a pair of hummingbirds, should be around soon I get a ton of hummingbirds...probably have 6-8 with lollies to 12. I need a 2nd feeder because 3 or 4 of them will fight over it at the same time, but rarely ever land and feed on it together. They may be more territorial than red squirrels. Oh I forgot about my juncos. And my tiny chipping sparrow. And some downy woodpeckers and one seldom seen pileated. I have two unidentified birds too... one of them has a pleasant song, but it's so INSANELY loud. I saw my first oriole several years back and ran out and bought a feeder. Ungrateful bird flew from treetop to treetop for days but never had any interest, then he left, never to be seen again. My 4 hummingbirds will be back to feed fight endlessly soon. Usually notice them around mothers day. I had some yellow bird the other day. My New England audubon book puts the closest match as some kind of warbler. I had my first northern flicker and redbellied woodpeckers last year. We get the downy, hairy, and pileated ones often.Saw a purple finch the other day which is rare for me. We have a ton of goldies and occasional house finches, but true purples I've seldom to see. I had red-winged blackbirds on my feeders last week, but they've since left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Happy belated May day NNE. Mother nature is on board with green up day, valley coming along quickly now and the mts holding snow better than I have seen it any spring I have been year (16 now). Girls are back to roaming their pastures. Last bit of ice on Lake Memphremagog burning off, 5/1/15... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Nice pics. That jay peak in the other pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 It's heifer parade day in Canterbury at Shaker Village. I guess the cows from Brookford farm are released back to the pasture on this day. I'm far removed from my S NH days...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmanmitch Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 I took another swing by my land yesterday evening and there's a few patches of snow left in addition to the piles on the side of the road. Lately it seems like I've been finding pretty much any excuse to take a trip there and check the progress of the snow melt. Patches of snow pack is quite amazing for May 1, but it looks like the patches will be gone in the next day or two. It was a fast melt in the last 5 days as there was still solid cover with 4-8" on average on April 26th and 25" on April 10th. That snow goes quick once it gets ripe. There's no sign of any leaf out and the red maples haven't even flowered yet above 2K. Grass is still brown, and at this rate they may not leaf out until close to Memorial Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 7:35p 5/2 for the first hummingbird sighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Congrats on lifeless land? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 7:35p 5/2 for the first hummingbird sighting. Nice. I'll have to get my feeders up tomorrow. I also solved the mystery of the ridiculously loud songbird from a while ago... it was a carolina wren. Someone described it as having the most decibels per gram of weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Nice. I'll have to get my feeders up tomorrow. I also solved the mystery of the ridiculously loud songbird from a while ago... it was a carolina wren. Someone described it as having the most decibels per gram of weight. Soon the songs and hymns of Harley Davidsons will be in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 Soon the songs and hymns of Harley Davidsons will be in the air. no need to wait. the first few warm and sunny weekend days of the spring are always loud. probably every 10th vehicle was a bike today. lot of little planes flying around too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Nice pics. That jay peak in the other pic? thank you. yes, the jays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 67F already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 67F already freezing 63.7 way up here. I should move south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 freezing 63.7 way up here. I should move south. We were up there briefly yesterday. We were at the Winnisquam Agway and had a little time before Lisa had to work so we took a quick drive to the Weirs. If we had more time we would've stopped by. Anyways, you could really feel the difference being down on the docks versus the boulevard. And yes...lots of motorcycles already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 83.0F Hot lava Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 BTV has hit at least 85F so far....sneaky mid-80s in the Champlain Valley. 81F for MVL and 79F for MPV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 The fan in my VP2 is super flakey now... randomly turning off and on despite having checked the wires, etc. I assume my high of 85.9 today is not legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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