*Vermont

 

*Statewide

5.19.08

 

*VT0403.06

 

This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for May 19, 2008 covering the period May
12-18, 2008.  (* = first of year sightings)

 

The highlights of the week were a SANDHILL CRANE at Ompompanoosuc Flats in
Norwich on 5/18; a LITTLE GULL in Grand Isle on 5/13; a male and female
ORCHARD ORIOLE* at the Farrell Access at Dead Creek WMA on 5/15 and 2 RED
CROSSBILL sightings in central Vermont on 2/15, 2 in Norwich and 2 in
Hartland.

 

A HORNED GREBE was sighted off Grand Isle on 5/18.

 

A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, an unusual sighting in central Vermont, was
seen at the Ledyard Bridge in Norwich on 5/18.

 

Two CASPIAN TERNS were sighted at Delta Park in Colchester on 5/13 and at
Donahue Sea Caves in Burlington on 5/13.

 

A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO* was spotted at the West Rutland Marsh on 5/15 and in
Norwich on 5/18.

 

WHIP-POOR-WILLS were heard in Goshen and Brandon on 5/17.

 

A PHILADELPHIA VIREO* was observed in South Starksboro on 5/16.

 

A SWAINSON'S THRUSH* was seen in Middlebury on 5/16 and in Rochester on
5/18.

 

BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS were sighted in Saxton's River on 5/13 and 5/17, West
Rutland Marsh on 5/15, Proctor on 5/17 and in Monkton on 5/18.  A BREWSTER'S
WARBLER (hybrid) was seen and heard at Snake Mt. on 5/17 and in Monkton on
5/18. A BLACKPOLL WARBLER* was spotted in Rochester on 5/18.  A MOURNING
WARBLER* was observed in Charlotte on 5/17 and a WILSON'S WARBLER* was
spotted in Monkton on 5/18.

 

A lingering AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was seen in Saxton's River on 5/13.

 

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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