A 7:30 am stop at Ledyard Bridge this morning provided evidence that
phoebes to continue to struggle in this prolonged chilly weather. I counted
23 birds foraging on and over the exposed flats, mostly in Montshire Cove,
but also along the shoreline on both sides of the RR bridge. Gradually
warming temperatures over the next few days should take some pressure off
these and other insectivores.

Some might be interested in seeing a few of Kent McFarland's photos from
our Runnemede outing on Wednesday in this blog post:
https://vtecostudies.org/blog/bad-weather-yields-phoebe-bonanza/

Other notable birds this morning included an American Wigeon pair at Pompy
Farms Oxbow, also 2 Peregrine Falcons, 3 Vesper Sparrows, 45 Savannah
Sparrows, and 4 Eastern Meadowlarks at Farrell Farm.

Chris

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Chris Rimmer
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420 | Norwich, Vermont 05055
802.649.1431 x202
http://vtecostudies.org/

<http://vtecostudies.org/>


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