*Vermont
*Statewide
9.15.08
*VT0403.06
This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for September 15, covering the period
September 8-14, 2008.
Highlights of the week include a GLOSSY IBIS in Shoreham (about 2 miles
north of Rt. 74E intersection with 22A, where Lemon Fair River tributary
crosses 12A), a GOLDEN EAGLE in Middlebury 9/10, a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
at Dead Creek on 9/13 and 9/14, a PARASITIC JAEGER at Charlotte Town Beach
on 9/13 and one in Grand Isle on 9/14 and a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER at Red
Rocks Park in South Burlington on 9/8.
SNOW GEESE have started appearing at Dead Creek, with 15 present on 9/13 and
17 on 9/14.
Two RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS were seen in Prospect Hill north of Rutland on
9/13.
A total of 1,247 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS were counted at the Mt. Philo Hawk Watch
on 9/10.
The following migrating shorebirds were sighted this week: 2 BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVERS at Charlotte Town Beach on 9/13; 13 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS at Dead
Creek on 9/12, 26 on 9/13 and 8 on 9/14; 1 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER at Charlotte
Town Beach on 9/10; many KILLDEER, including 30 in Shoreham on 9/13 and 43
on 9/14; 6 GREATER YELLOWLEGS at Dead Creek on 9/14; 4 LESSER YELLOWLEGS in
Panton on 9/11 and 5 at Dead Creek on 9/14; 3 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS in
Shoreham on 9/14; 1 LEAST SANDPIPER at Charlotte Town Beach on 9/10, and in
Shoreham, 31 on 9/13 and 21 on the 14th; 1 DUNLIN in Shoreham (junction of
22A and Lemon Fair River tributary) on 9/14; 7 WILSON'S SNIPE in Shoreham on
9/14 and 6 BLACK TERNS at Charlotte Town Beach on 9/13.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was spotted at Red Rocks Park in South Burlington on
9/8 and in Danby on 9/13.
Waves of warblers have been coming through, with several sightings of
species not commonly seen in Vermont, including TENNESSEE, probable
ORANGE-CROWNED, CAPE MAY, BAY-BREASTED and WILSON'S WARBLER.
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. 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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