Today (Friday 5/4), Ed Hack, George Clark and myself traveled to Campbell Flats Road in Norwich.
We were seeking out any migratory species of interest, though it was relatively quiet. Around 4:45pm we were about to
throw in the towel when we noticed a small bird foraging in the plowed corn field along that same road - that bird
turned out to be an American Pipit (12 of them, from what we could count). It was a great find and a wonderful
bird to see to wrap up the day!
Earlier in the morning, I spent a good deal of time at Kilowatt Park and it's surrounding trails that lead to the picnic area at
Kilowatt north. A migratory bird bomb must of went off that morning, because it was spectacular! Here is a list of some of the
highlights:
Chimney Swift 3
Least Flycatcher 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 2
Mourning Warbler 1 - heard (but only briefly seen) at the Kilowatt North picnic area
Common Yellowthroat 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
White-crowned Sparrow 2 - both males
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
They're here!!!
Sara - Hartland, VT