Despite wet conditions, I walked from County Road to the Bashon Brook 
wetlands in Windsor this morning, hoping that this relatively large 
wetland complex would produce some Windsor Co. wetland specialties.  I 
was not disappointed, as I found a single American Bittern and 2 
Virginia Rails doing grunt displays.  I listened and tried playbacks for 
Least Bittern, Sora and Marsh Wren, but came up empty.  Five Swamp 
Sparrows sang from the emergent vegetation, and families of Mallards and 
Wood Ducks were on the open water areas.

Returning to my car at 8:30 am, I was very surprised to hear a 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo calling, followed by a singing Yellow-throated 
Vireo.  I got good looks at both.  I was parked ~75 meters north of the 
Barren Hill Alpaca Farm on County Road - not a site I'd have expected 
either species

Chris

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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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