I had a 40-50 robin flock this morning grazing on various foods in the yard. I like invading flocks of birds in the yard, we've planted loads of foods for them.

Dave Merker
Etna, New Hampshire

> Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:54:31 -0400
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> Subject: [UVB] Weekend Migrants
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> The September Quest walk happened here on Saturday. It was a beautiful day,
> but the birds were rather disappointing. One bird of note was a dead
> Ovenbird. It was found in the road, just below a power line. Given that it
> was still limp and no cars had driven the road all morning, we guessed that
> it collided with the lines on its way down from last nights migration. It
> also happens the be the latest Ovenbird I have seen in Vermont.
> 
> This morning was better, but still seemed a little slow. No one flock with
> more than a few species, but a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher was great to see.
> This species was long over due. The last couple years I have found this
> species by the end of August. I did have YBFL on this same date last year.
> 
> The Hummingbird also ties my all time latest.
> 
> Spencer Hardy
> Norwich
> 
> Tucker Hill Beaver Pond, Windsor, US-VT
> Sep 18, 2011 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
> Protocol: Area
> 10.0 ac
> 23 species
> 
> Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  X     heard only
> Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)  1     migrating due south
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)  1     flyby, seen briefly
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)  1
> Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)  1     Seen well, solid
> orange lower mandible, uniform face, and overall very greenish
> Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  3
> Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  10
> Common Raven (Corvus corax)  1
> Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  10
> White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  2
> Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)  6
> Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  1
> Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  1
> 
> Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)  1
> Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina)  1
> Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  2
> Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)  2
> Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)  2
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata)  3
> Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)  3
> 
> Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  3     1 immature, 1 breeding, 1
> non-breeding
> Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  1
> White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  1
> 
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