A bunch of birders explored southern Windsor County yesterday. Migrant shorebirds and 2 Great Egrets were the highlights from Springfield. A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher was nice at the Windsor Industrial park. 

Spencer Hardy


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> North Springfield Lake-Eleanor Ellis/Springweather  Nature Area, Windsor, US-VT
> Jul 22, 2012 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
> Protocol: Stationary
> 24 species
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> Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  3
> Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  5
> American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)  5
> Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  2
> Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)  6
> Great Egret (Ardea alba)  2
> Green Heron (Butorides virescens)  1
> Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)  1
> Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  8
> Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)  5
> Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)  1
> Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)  1
> Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)  10
> Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)  1
> Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)  2
> American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  4
> White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  1
> Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  1
> Veery (Catharus fuscescens)  1
> Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  3
> Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)  1
> Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  1
> Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  1
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