It was March tenth when we noticed that the Red-winged Blackbirds and Cowbirds were at our backyard feeder here in Vernon. How could we not notice with their chatter filling every spruce tree in the neighborhood? We had been hearing the beginnings of a dawn chorus for a couple of weeks, raising our hopes for an early spring; but the return of the Red-winged black birds? Well, that is a sure sign that the struggle between winter and spring has at long last been decided. And just like that, Canada Geese in formation are just overhead, coasting along Governor Hunt Road and landing at Miller farm. Welcome home friends!
Stepping into the hall at Vernon School, one will encounter any manner of peculiar happenings. On this particular day, I was in a hurry when I paused for a line of students moving down the long hall. While this in of itself is nothing extraordinary, it seemed that something of great interest was going on up above. How could anyone resist such an invitation? Hands clasped behind our backs, I joined them in observing the ceiling. Somehow in all of the hustle and bustle of the school days, I had forgotten the marvelous artwork painted on the ceiling tiles, and there are those cameras that we were all so nervous about when first installed. Our students used to make funny faces at them and wave. What else is up there? Has anyone figured out how to measure the square footage of ceiling in our school? While I didn't exactly know what was happening I sure did have a lot of questions!
Speaking of questions, Tai Morse's class has been working hard on finding answers to questions not just about our ceiling, but also questions about birds. I'm sure that our community misses seeing and reading all of our student's impressive work which continues to be posted in their classrooms and on bulletin boards. With this in mind, here is a sample of 3-M's research and poetic expression on birds. Congratulations on your inspiring work!
Vernon Vermont Nature Finds welcomes nature themed submissions by local youth. Please send submissions to eaglestailvt@gmail.com Parent permission required.
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