Spent the entire afternoon doing laps around Lake Morey with my spotting scope.  Time well spent, with my biggest highlight
being a juvenile night heron, a lifer for me!

Sara - Hartland, VT

> Lake Morey Rd - VT, Orange, US-VT
> Nov 3, 2012 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 6.0 mile(s)
> Comments: did many loops around the lake, both walking and driving
> 35 species
>
> Gadwall 1 female mixed in with mallards
> American Black Duck 2
> Mallard 25
> Black Scoter 3 females
> Bufflehead 6
> Ruddy Duck 2 male and female - located practically in center of lake
> Common Loon 3
> Pied-billed Grebe 1
> Red-necked Grebe 1 seen at north end of lake
> Great Blue Heron 1
> Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 juvenile - first heard - bird gave a loud croak before landing in a nearby tree at the northern end of the lake near the camp lanakila grounds - got great views with spotting scope.
> Bald Eagle 2
> Ring-billed Gull 2
> Belted Kingfisher 1
> Downy Woodpecker 5
> Hairy Woodpecker 2
> Blue Jay 11
> American Crow 16
> Common Raven 4
> Black-capped Chickadee 22
> Tufted Titmouse 2
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
> White-breasted Nuthatch 4
> Brown Creeper 1
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 10
> Eastern Bluebird 2
> American Robin 12
> Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
> Black-throated Green Warbler 1 very familiar with this species - seen clearly feeding in hemlocks
> Song Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow 3
> Dark-eyed Junco 25
> Northern Cardinal 1
> House Finch 1
> Pine Siskin 2