*Vermont
*Statewide
1.7.07
*VT0403.06
This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for January 7, 2008 covering the period
December 31, 2007 - January 6, 2008.
Highlights this week include a RED-NECKED GREBE seen at the north end of
Shelburne Point on 1/1, a pair of CANVASBACKS in breeding plumage in
Shelburne Bay last seen 1/6, the continued presence of a PINE WARBLER in
Middlebury on 1/1, an unconfirmed report of a DICKCISSEL in Poultney 1/2 and
a HOARY REDPOLL in Waitsfield 12/31, 1/2 and 1/3 and in Saxton's River 1/3.
There were 5 COMMON LOON sightings on New Year's Day, 1 at Shelburne Beach,
1 at Basin Harbor CC and 3 at the Burlington waterfront.
A GREAT BLUE HERON was sighted on Grand Isle on 1/4.
A lone SNOW GOOSE was seen on Shelburne Bay on 1/5. Five LESSER SCAUP were
spotted in Shelburne on 1/1. A large flock of approximately 2,000 COMMON
GOLDENEYES were observed in White Bay in Panton on 1/1.
At least 9 BALD EAGLES were spotted at one time on the ice north of Crown
Point bridge on 1/2.
BELTED KINGFISHERS were seen at the following locations this week: 1/1 -
Addison, Button Bay, Charlotte (2), Ferrisburg, Randolph; 1/2 - Brandon; 1/3
- Pittsford.
Flocks of 20 - 60 PINE GROSBEAKS and COMMON REDPOLLS continue to be common
throughout the state..
This weekly Vermont birding report is a service of the Vermont Center for
Ecostudies (VCE). VCE is a non-profit organization dedicated to the
understanding and conservation of birds and other wildlife. With a reach
extending from northern New England through the Caribbean to South America,
our work in wildlife research and population monitoring unites people and
science for conservation. Founded in 2007 as an outgrowth of VINS, our
offices are located in White River Junction. Please visit VCE's web site at
www.vtecostudies.org .
Please report your sightings of rare or unusual birds to VCE, or email
reports to [log in to unmask] Better yet, enter your sightings on
Vermont eBird at http://ebird.org/content/vt/.
Mary Holland
Chris Rimmer
Kent McFarland
Roz Renfrew
Vermont RBA Compilers,
Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE)
802-649-1431
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