A small but dedicated group of birders set out yesterday on the make-up day for the snowed-out Springfield Vermont Christmas Bird on what turned out to be a fine day for birding. The temperatures were mild and the rain held off for the most part. Below are the draft results (more to come from the feeder-watchers). A short YouTube video of some of the birds on our route (west side of the Connecticut River) is at: http://youtu.be/vJ2bx1wZlks Carolina Wrens put on a show. Species on Checklist Total CANADA GOOSE 3 MALLARD 208 COMMON MERGANSER 3 RUFFED GROUSE 3 WILD TURKEY 101 SHARP-SHINNED HAWK 2 COOPER'S HAWK 3 RED-TAILED HAWK 15 ROCK PIGEON 672 MOURNING DOVE 415 BARRED OWL 1 (Last minute save by JoAnne and Ken as they drove back to Springfield after the tally). RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER 4 DOWNY WOODPECKER 58 HAIRY WOODPECKER 33 PILEATED WOODPECKER 11 BLUE JAY 436 AMERICAN CROW 390 COMMON RAVEN 14 BLK-CAPPED CHICKADEE 966 TUFTED TITMOUSE 65 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH 7 WHT-BREASTED HUTHATCH 80 BROWN CREEPER 8 CAROLINA WREN 21 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET 12 EASTERN BLUEBIRD 29 AM. ROBIN 66 NO. MOCKINGBIRD 1 EUROPEAN STARLING 1046 CEDAR WAXWING 512 AM. TREE SPARROW 116 SONG SPARROW 13 WHITE-THROATED SPARROW 12 DARK-EYED JUNCO 276 N. CARDINAL 93 PURPLE FINCH 29 HOUSE FINCH 65 COMMON REDPOLL 0 PINE SISKIN 0 AMERICAN GOLDFINCH 307 EVENING GROSBEAK 10 HOUSE SPARROW 478 Species Subtotal 40 Additional Species Northern Shrike 1 Belted Kingfisher 2 Horned Lark 26 Bald Eagle 1 Hooded Merganser 7 American Black Duck 5 Common Goldeneye 1 Ring-necked Pheasant 1 Snow Bunting 1 Gadwall 1 Gray Catbird 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Winter Wren 1 Horned Lark 21 Rough-legged Hawk 1 Species Subtotal 14 Species Total 54 Marianne and Michael Walsh 151 East Camp Hill Road Weathersfield, VT 05156-9629 802-885-9420 [log in to unmask] **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************