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At 8:30 am this morning, I was surprised to find a molting Red-necked
Grebe on the Ompompanoosuc River by Campbell Flats. Not only was it an
unusual location for this species, but the bird was was in a
transitional plumage that I've never seen (and therefore I'm only ~95%
sure it was a Red-necked...). Rusty coloration was clearly visible at
the base of the neck, but the head was a strange mottled/striped black
and white. It was diving and visible through the trees from the parking
spot above the flats, where I had reasonable though brief looks through
my spotting scope. I walked down to the opening where the owners keep
their canoes and pontoon boat in summer, across the corn field, but I
was unable to find the bird again. If anyone is in the area today, keep
your eyes out.
Impressive numbers of robins (>240) covered the fields on both sides of
the road. Also in the fields below Pirouette Farm on Hogback Road were
>225 robins and 28 Killdeer. A female Yellow-belled Sapsucker was
foraging at Kendall Station. The Ompompanoosuc R. channel is open
through Pompy Flats, where there were 16 Mallards, 2 Green-winged Teal,
4 Hooded and 2 Common Mergansers.
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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