*Vermont

 

*Statewide

10.10.08

 

*VT0403.06

 

This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for October 10, covering the period
October 3 - 9, 2008.  

 

The birding highlights of the week include a ROSS'S GOOSE at the west end of
the Goose Viewing Area at Dead Creek on 10/6 and 10/7, a 1st year GOLDEN
EAGLE at Dead Creek on 10/3 and a NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW foraging
with a small flock of swamp and song sparrows at Dead Creek on 10/5.

 

A RED-THROATED LOON was seen at Charlotte Town Beach on 10/4 and two were
spotted off Grand Isle on 10/5.

 

As of 10/10 there were 3,000 SNOW GEESE at Dead Creek and 2,000 CANADA
GEESE.

 

 All three scoters were observed in Vermont this past week:  SURF (2 at
Charlotte Town Beach on 10/4); WHITE-WINGED (3 at Charlotte Town Beach on
10/4, 6 on Grand Isle on 10/6) and BLACK (250 off Grand Isle on 10/6 and 1
in Brattleboro). 

 

A RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was still visiting honeysuckle flowers in
Burlington on 10/5.

 

Three PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were seen and heard at Danby Pond on 10/5.

 

A lingering BANK SWALLOW was seen in Grand Isle on 9/9.

 

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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