Highlights of a meander around Kilowatt this morning were a single 
Lapland Longspur and Orange-crowned Warbler.  The longspur was moving 
from the boat access parking lot all the way over to the dirt-gravel 
piles below and west of the access road down to Wilder Dam.   It was 
airborne much of the time, calling in flight and tracing huge circles 
above the entire area.  Both Spencer Hardy and I had separate, very 
close looks at the bird on the ground, 30 minutes apart.

The warbler was seen well in thickets at the bottom of the road down to 
the boat access, by the playing field.  Unfortunately, Spencer, George 
Clark and Ed Hack could not relocate it afterwards, but it's likely 
still in the area.

On the water were a male White-winged Scoter and 4 Greater Scaup, likely 
the same birds that were present yesterday and earlier.

Chris

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Chris Rimmer
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
P.O. Box 420
Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-1431 ext. 1
http://www.vtecostudies.org