*Vermont

 

*Statewide

10.17.08

 

*VT0403.06

 

This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for October 17, covering the period
October 10 - 16, 2008.  

 

The birding highlights of the week include a BLACK VULTURE seen in
Brattleboro on 10/14 and a ROSS'S GOOSE spotted at the Goose Viewing Area at
Dead Creek WMA on 10/11.

 

A number of stragglers were observed this week, including an AMERICAN
BITTERN observed in Manchester on 10/11 and GREAT EGRETS (1 in Cornwall
where the Lemon Fair River crosses Rte. 125; 15 migrating over the Goose
Viewing Area at Dead Creek on 10/16).

 

As of 10/17/08 there were 3,000 SNOW GEESE and 500 CANADA GEESE at Dead
Creek WMA.

 

A lingering BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was sighted in Waitsfield on 10/17.

 

The first AMERICAN TREE SPARROW of the season was spotted in Middlebury on
10/16.

 

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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