Campbell Flats produced some interesting (and late) birds this morning. I hadn't intended to stay long, but the rain stopped just as I arrived, and enough intriguing birds popped up that I couldn't leave. I overlapped briefly with Bill Shepard, who came later and left earlier, but I couldn't find either of his 2 Philly Vireos.
Highlights from my eBird list:
Virginia Rail 1 Flushed from emergent vegetation at edge of beaver-flooded meadow. Seen only from behind as it flew away and disappeared, but distinct orangey-ochre coloring distinguished it from Sora, which was seen and photographed at this exact location > a month ago.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
American Kestrel 1 male
Merlin 1
Least Flycatcher 1 Observed clearly and at close range; small size, wingbars, tear drop-shaped full eye ring
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
House Wren 1
Swainson's Thrush 1 Seen and heard calling
Gray Catbird 4
White-throated Sparrow 9
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 16
Swamp Sparrow 5
Baltimore Oriole 1 Probable Immature male; observed clearly. Extensive orangish breast and chest, prominent white wing bars. No black on throat.
Common Grackle 125 In corn, many in flight feather molt
Northern Waterthrush 1 Observed at close range, calling, in exact location as bird seen yesterday.
Tennessee Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 3
Cape May Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 1 Observed clearly at close range; large warbler entirely yellow, including tail. Probable immature male
Palm Warbler (Western) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 5
View this checklist online at
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48647761________________________
Chris Rimmer
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420 | Norwich, Vermont 05055
802.649.1431 x202
http://vtecostudies.org/