saw a blue bird.

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From: Doug Hardy <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 8:40 PM
Subject: [UVB] shorebirds still around
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Having heard that Ed Hack saw some shorebirds at Pompy yesterday, Spencer
and I made a dash up tonight in a free 45-min block of time. The water was
down a bit as we arrived (17:25), always a good sign. The number of killdeer
was exciting, but then... a flock of peeps went up from the far corner. We
had considerable time to observe them through the scope as they gained
altitude and headed generally downstream, so Spencer was confident in
calling them Least Sandpipers. Estimating the number was tricky; we
discussed our individual estimates, consulted eBird's "Bird Counting 101",
and decided on 140. This is the highest reported count for Vermont this
year.
   <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/bird-counting-101>

So shorebirds are still coming through. What else is passing through the
Upper Valley?

Doug & Spencer Hardy, Norwich

Location:     Pompy mouth
Observation date:     9/4/09
Number of species:     6

Mallard     X
Turkey Vulture     1
Killdeer     27
Least Sandpiper     140
Rock Pigeon     1
Mourning Dove     1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt)

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