A flock of 35 Bobolinks swirling around a weedy field in Campbell Flats 
was the highlight of a morning walk there. Nearly all appeared to be 
young birds, though I observed at least 2 molting adult males. The 
Indigo Bunting bonanza continues along the corn field's western edge. 
Few bona fide transients were in evidence.

Highlights:

Canada Goose  43     in field across from corn
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)  1
Eastern Phoebe  5
Eastern Kingbird  3
Red-eyed Vireo  3     2 singing persistently; one bob-tailed juvenile
Tree Swallow  6
Barn Swallow  3
Gray Catbird  14
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  1
Yellow Warbler  3     1 singing
Chestnut-sided Warbler  4     2 molting adults
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
Chipping Sparrow  2
Field Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow  6     probably undercounted; along recently-cut edges of road, diving into corn
Song Sparrow  27     likely undercounted
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2
Indigo Bunting  16     possibly undercounted; 2 singing; one adult male in transitional plumage
Bobolink  35     minimum number, difficult to count; feeding in sedge meadow/weedy field across from corn; 2 adult males in molt, at least 1 adult female
Red-winged Blackbird  60     feeding in corn, along roadside and in weedy fields

View this checklist online athttp://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S24589574

-- 
Chris Rimmer
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
P.O. Box 420
Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-1431 ext. 1
www.vtecostudies.org

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