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The Top 61 Happiest Mountain Towns in the Blue Ridge
Our quest to have our readers select the happiest towns in the mountains began with a set of criteria applied
April 2, 2026
birds
From housework to feeding, from following fledglings around to keeping an eye out for danger, bird fathers get the job done.
Affectionately called “butter-butt,” the yellow rump on this warbler is hard to miss!
This striped little bird is about the size of our chickadees and “creeps” up and down trees like our nuthatches.
Elegant, streamlined Common Mergansers gather on the freshwaters of the Blue Ridge during winter.
This dabbling duck, like other bird species, loses its feathers (molts) once per year and becomes flightless during that time.
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