*Vermont

 

*Statewide

9.8.08

 

*VT0403.06

 

This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for September 8, covering the period
September 1-7, 2008.  

 

The highlights of the week include a probable sighting of a RUDDY DUCK at
Mud Creek WMA in Alburg on 9/1, a POMARINE JAEGER in Grand Isle on 8/6, 2
PARASITIC JAEGERS on Grand Isle on 8/6 and 2 juveniles at Charlotte Town
Beach on 9/7, a juvenile LONG-TAILED JAEGER in Grand Isle on 8/6 and one at
Charlotte Town Beach on 9/7, a juvenile SABINE'S GULL at Charlotte Town
Beach on 9/6, a juvenile BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE in Grand Isle on 9/6, a
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER at Red Rocks Park in South Burlington on 9/7 and a
CONNECTICUT WARBLER in Moretown on 9/1.

 

A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen in Grand Isle on 9/6.

 

Two BLACK TERNS were spotted at the northern end of Lake Champlain on 9/1
and 14 were seen at Charlotte Town Beach on 9/6.

 

Eight SANDERLINGS were observed at Charlotte Town Beach on 9/7.

 

COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were sighted in Ludlow (2 on 9/3) and Essex (2 on 9/1).

 

A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen in Norwich and in South Duxbury on 9/3.

 

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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