Interesting session at the Wilder boat ramp area from 6:30-7:30 pm this 
evening, as part of a coordinated nighthawk watch.  All was quiet, 
except for a remarkable aggregation of 59 birds in a loose flock that 
flew 2-300' overhead at 6:50 pm, heading in a uniformly southeasterly 
direction.  These birds were definitely on the move, not foraging at all 
during the ~90 seconds that I watched them pass.  Given the birds' 
height, loose configuration and fairly rapid passage, they might have 
been easily missed had I not been actively searching.

Location:     Wilder Dam - boat ramp
Observation date:     9/2/09
Number of species:     17

Wood Duck     3
Mallard     27
Double-crested Cormorant     3
Mourning Dove     1
Common Nighthawk     59
Belted Kingfisher     1
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Pileated Woodpecker     1
Blue Jay     2
American Crow     3
American Robin     1
Gray Catbird     6
Cedar Waxwing     4
Common Yellowthroat     3
Field Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow     7
Northern Cardinal     1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt)

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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