Nice wave of migrants around my house this morning.  Highlights included:

Blue-headed Vireo     1
Red-eyed Vireo     2
Nashville Warbler     1
Chestnut-sided Warbler     1
Magnolia Warbler     1
Black-throated Blue Warbler     2
Yellow-rumped Warbler     5
Black-throated Green Warbler     4
Blackburnian Warbler     2
Pine Warbler     2
Black-and-white Warbler     3
Ovenbird     1

On the VT side of Ledyard Bridge at 11:30 am, I watched what I'm 98% 
sure were 3 Fish Crows foraging in the open grassy area south of the 
road.  I had my scope on them from 30-35 feet away.  Their small 
overall size and bill were notable, but they were silent the entire 
120 minutes that I watched them.  I twice approached close enough to 
flush them without eliciting calls.  One striking feature of their 
behavior was how close they allowed me to approach, very unlike 
American Crows in my experience.  I suspect these birds will nest (or 
could be now) in the nearby pine stand along the river side of 
McKenna Road.  I would love to have others confirm or refute my 
identification!  As far as I know, the only other confirmed Vermont 
nesting during the current Breeding Bird Atlas (or ever, for that 
matter) was from Burlington.

Chris
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Chris Rimmer
Conservation Biology Dept.
Vermont Institute of Natural Science
6565 Woodstock Road
P.O. Box 1281
Quechee, VT 05059
802-359-5001 ext. 230
www.vinsweb.org/cbd/index.html

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