Today Ed Hack and I birded in 4 Vermont locations: 1) along Marton
Road (MR) at the Windsor State Corrections grounds, 2) then briefly
around the intersection of Marton and Hunt Roads in Windsor. 3) then
along Ferry Road (FR) in Weathersfield Bow, and 4) finally in the
Connecticut River flood plain by the Windsor Industrial Park (Wfp).
Among the highlights were Belted Kingfishers (FR, Wfp), an American
Kestrel (MR), 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers (Wfp), 4 Yellow-bellied
Sapsuckers (MR), numerous Northern Flickers (especially the 15 at FR),
numerous Eastern Phoebes (especially the 13 at FR), House Wren (Wfp),
a singing Blue-headed Vireo (MR), a singing Warbling Vireo (FR),
Nashville Warbler (MR), 2 Magnolia Warblers (FR), Scarlet Tanager
(MR), Lincoln's Sparrow (FR), and 2 Purple Finches (MR). A
particularly notable find today was the presence of more than 50
Yellow-rumped Warblers in a corn field and the trees bordering that
field in the Windsor flood plain.
George Clark
Norwich, VT
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