*Vermont

 

*Statewide

9.1.08

 

*VT0403.06

 

This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for September 1, covering the period
August 25 - 31, 2008.  

 

The highlights of the week include the juvenile BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE
sighting at Shelburne Bay on 8/31, the BLACK-HEADED GULL sightings on 8/27
at Charlotte Town Beach (1) and on 8/25 in Grand Isle (1) and the 4
PHALAROPES (species undetermined) at Charlotte Town Beach on 8/25.

 

Eighteen GREAT EGRETS were seen in Cornwall on 8/29.

 

Five SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS were spotted at Salisbury Station on 8/29, along
with 60 KILLDEER and 30 LEAST SANDPIPERS.  Six LESSER YELLOWLEGS were seen
at Dead Creek on 8/31.  SOLITARY SANDPIPERS were seen on 8/29 at Lake
Bomoseen (1) and Tunbridge (1).  

 

On 8/25 1,000 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were observed at Charlotte Town Beach and
240 in Grand Isle.

 

Two CASPIAN TERNS were sighted at Charlotte Town Beach on 8/25 and BLACK
TERNS were spotted in Grand Isle (2) and Charlotte Town Beach (52) on 8/25.

 

COMMON NIGHTHAWKS are migrating through and several sightings were reported:
17 in West Brattleboro on 8/28, Saxton's River on 8/28, 46 in Norwich on
8/28, 3 in Essex on 8/27, 2 at Dead Creek on 8/26, and 1 in Morrisville on
8/24.

 

A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was spotted in Brandon on 8/31 and in Norwich on 8/30.

 

Wood warblers are also coming through Vermont and include the following
highlights:  BLUE-WINGED WARBLER - 1 at Charlotte Town Park on 8/31, 8/30
and 8/29; TENNESSEE WARBLER - One in Norwich on 8/30 and 1 in Ripton on
8/29; CAPE MAY WARBLER - 1 on Ward Hill in South Duxbury on 9/1 and 8/30, 1
at Charlotte Town Park on 8/27; BAY-BREASTED WARBLER - 3 in Norwich on 8/30,
1 in South Duxbury on 8/30 and 1 in Ripton on 8/29; WILSON'S WARBLER - 2 in
Norwich on 8/30, 1 in South Duxbury on 8/30, 1 in South Starksboro on 8/30,
1 in Waitsfield on 8/29, and 2 at Charlotte Town Park on 8/29.   

 

This weekly Vermont birding report is a service of the Vermont Center for
Ecostudies (VCE).  VCE is a non-profit organization dedicated to the
understanding and conservation of birds and other wildlife.  With a reach
extending from northern New England through the Caribbean to South America,
our work in wildlife research and population monitoring unites people and
science for conservation.  Our offices are located in White River Junction.
Please visit VCE's web site at www.vtecostudies.org . 

 

Please report your sightings of rare or unusual birds to VCE, or email
reports to [log in to unmask]  Better yet, enter your sightings on
Vermont eBird at http://ebird.org/content/vt/.

 

Mary Holland

Chris Rimmer

Kent McFarland

Roz Renfrew

Vermont RBA Compilers,

Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE)

802-649-1431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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