George Clark led a group of us sponsored by the Mascoma Chapter of NH Audubon to Paradise Park in Windsor today, and it was indeed paradise for the 20 or so Willow Flycatchers we saw and heard.

This is a great birding spot, and in 3+ hours we may have covered one-third of it.  A smaller group then went to the prison lands and chased a Blue-winged Warbler without getting a positive ID - but we did hear a Prairie Warbler, a good find for the location.

Details:

Location:     VT Windsor Paradise Park
Observation date:     5/22/10
Notes:     George Clark, leader; possible adult male Orchard Oriole; and yes, at least 20 Willow FC's, seemingly everywhere
Number of species:     47

Canada Goose     15
Mallard     3
Osprey     1
Spotted Sandpiper     2
Mourning Dove     2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     1
Alder Flycatcher     1
Willow Flycatcher     20
Least Flycatcher     1
Great Crested Flycatcher     1
Eastern Kingbird     6
Warbling Vireo     10
Red-eyed Vireo     8
Blue Jay     8
American Crow     12
Tree Swallow     24
Black-capped Chickadee     15
Tufted Titmouse     3
House Wren     1
Veery     3
Hermit Thrush     1
American Robin     10
Gray Catbird     20
European Starling     12
Cedar Waxwing     6
Yellow Warbler     18
Chestnut-sided Warbler     8
Black-throated Blue Warbler     1
Black-throated Green Warbler     3
Blackburnian Warbler     3
Blackpoll Warbler     1
Black-and-white Warbler     4
American Redstart     20
Ovenbird     6
Common Yellowthroat     8
Chipping Sparrow     1
Savannah Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow     14
Swamp Sparrow     8
Northern Cardinal     3
Red-winged Blackbird     24
Common Grackle     12
Baltimore Oriole     2
American Goldfinch     14

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

Location:     VT Windsor Prison Land
Observation date:     5/22/10
Notes:     George Clark, leader; possible Blue Wing Warbler
Number of species:     12

Ruffed Grouse     1
Pileated Woodpecker     1
Eastern Wood-Pewee     1
Prairie Warbler     1
Scarlet Tanager     1
Eastern Towhee     1
Savannah Sparrow     1
Northern Cardinal     1
Indigo Bunting     1
Bobolink     2
Red-winged Blackbird     6
Baltimore Oriole     1

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


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