*Vermont

 

*Statewide

12.31.07

 

*VT0403.06

 

This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for December 31, 2007 covering the
period December 24 - 31, 2007.

 

Highlights this week include 5 MUTE SWANS off Grand Isle 12/25 and 12/26, an
OSPREY at the Charlotte Ferry Landing on 12/25, a late report of an immature
GOLDEN EAGLE flying south over Lake Champlain in Orwell on 12/22, two LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS at the Charlotte Ferry Landing on 12/25, a YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER in West Brattleboro on 12/30, a PINE WARBLER in Middlebury on
12/24 and 12/27, two HOARY REDPOLLS in Waitsfield on 12/24 and 1 in Norwich
12/26, and three SAVANNAH SPARROWS in Addison on 12/30.

 

A SNOW GOOSE was spotted on Lake Champlain in Burlington on 12/29.  A WOOD
DUCK was seen on the Ottauquechee River on 12/28 during the Woodstock CBC.
One RING-NECKED DUCK was observed off Grand Isle on 12/26 and two on 12/29.
Six RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS were seen off Grand Isle on 12/26.

 

A MERLIN was sighted in Addison on 12/30.

 

An AMERICAN COOT was spotted in Shelburne Bay on 12/28.

 

A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen in West Brattleboro on 12/30 and a
NORTHERN FLICKER was observed in Addison on 12/30.

 

There were a handful of BOHEMIAN WAXWING and CEDAR WAXWING sightings this
week, with 132 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS seen on the Woodstock CBC.  

 

Three SAVANNAH SPARROWS were sighted in Addison on 12/30.

 

Two RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were observed at Button Bay on 12/26.

 

Large numbers of PINE GROSBEAKS and COMMON REDPOLLS continue to be seen
throughout the state, with flocks of 50 to 80 COMMON REDPOLLS fairly common.
On 12/24 two HOARY REDPOLLS were spotted in Waitsfield; one was seen on the
26th in Norwich.

 

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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