AMAS had an informational walk for the board on
the Windsor Prison Lands on Sunday. A little
early for a lot of birds but quite productive.
Birds of interest included:
Wilson's Snipe displaying
American Bittern pretending it was in some reeds
Lots of warblers, including
Northern Parula
Blue-winged Warbler (at least 4)
Golden-winged Warbler perched up singing
Louisiana Waterthrush
Loads of Bobolinks
Eastern Towhees
Savannah Sparrow
Prelim list follows. The WPL bird list now
stands at somewhere around 95 species. We will
have a bird walk to the WPL on 11 June starting
at 0600 hrs.
8 May 2011
0700 - 1200 hrs
Marianne and Mike Walsh, Ken Cox, Phil Morgan,
Marie Caduto, Mike Quinn, and Jan Lambert
Sunny to partly cloudy skies. Cool (50°F) to pleasant temperatures
Winds calm in the morning, picking up a bit around noon.
P=Paradise Park pump station (County Road)
H=Hunt Road to Marton Road
M=Marton Road
W=Prison Lands wetlands
F=Open fields
A=Released apple trees to the east of the fields
R=Pond road and reservoir
Black Duck - F
Canada Goose - M
American Bittern - H
Turkey Vulture - F
Broad-winged Hawk - R
Red-tailed Hawk - R
American Kestrel - F,W
Killdeer - W
Wilson's Snipe - H,W
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - R
Downy Woodpecker - R
Hairy Woodpoecker - P
Pileated Woodpecker - R
Least Flycatcher - W,R
Eastern Phoebe - R
Eastern Kingbird - W
Black-capped Chickadee - P, R
Tufted Titmouse - P
Blue Jay - P,H,M,A,R
American Crow - F,R
Common Raven - R
Gray Catbird - P.H,M,W,A,R
European Starling - H
Bank Swallow - F
Tree Swallow - H,F
Barn Swallow - F
House Wren - F
Red-eyed Vireo - R
Eastern Bluebird - F
American Robin - M, R
Hermit Thrush - R
Wood Thrush - R
Ovenbird - P,H,M,R
Louisiana Waterthrush - R
Yellow Warbler - W
Golden-winged Warbler - W
Blue-winged Warbler - A
Blackburnian Warbler - R
Pine Warbler - P
Yellow-rumped Warbler - P,A,R
Black-throated Green Warbler - P,A,R
Black-throated Blue Warbler - R
Black-and-white Warbler - P,A,R
Northern Parula - R
Common Yellowthroat - W,A
Eastern Towhee - W
Field Sparrow - W,A
Savannah Sparrow - F
Chipping Sparrow - W
Song Sparrow - P,H,M,F,A,R
Swamp Sparrow - W
White-throated Sparrow - W,A,R
Indigo Bunting - W
Bobolink - F
Red-winged Blackbird - W,F
Common Grackle - H
Brown-headed Cowbird - H
American Goldfinch - P,H,M,F,W
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Marianne & Michael Walsh
Weathersfield, VT
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