Birded w/ Jeff McQueen at the Bradford Depot this am.

Drizzle but fun.  Highlights:

2 RuBl   both adult males, Rusty Blackbirds

2 Palm Warblers

1 Ruby-cr. Kinglet

~100 Tree Swallows

1 Barn Swallow

4 Wilson’s Snipe

1 DcCormorant

Misc. ducks

At the north end of Lake Morey there is a ribbon of water. Standing on the ice was an adult Bonaparte’s Gull.

                Pretty cool….walking around w/ its pink legs. Spread its wings revealing the black tipped wings. Trophy head, all black. Then it hopped into the water -they seem to float, differently than other birds.

                Busy bird.

Some common and hooded Mergs on the bit of lake ice.  Should be soon for “ice out”.

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Jeff was off to find the LeConte’s Sparrow.

Bill Shepard       

Project Coordinator

CT River Birding Trail

2360 Academy Road

Thetford Center, VT  05075

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