Greetings,
On Saturday, 13 February 2010, a group from the Ascutney Mountain 
Audubon Society headed to the Champlain Valley to look for 
Rough-legged Hawks and other winter visitors.  Alas, we found no 
Horned Larks, Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs, or Snowy Owls. 
However, if any one needs a Common Goldeneye for their life list, 
head for Charlotte Beach while the water is open!


Location:     Champlain Valley (Rutland and Addison County), VT, US
Observation date:     2/13/10
Number of species:     43

Canada Goose     1
American Black Duck     20
Mallard     24
Bufflehead     100     From Charlotte Beach and Shelburne Beach.
Common Goldeneye     1500     Mostly from Charlotte Beach.  More at 
Shelburne  Beach.  Everyone agreed there were at least 1000 birds; 
one estimate was 3000.
Hooded Merganser     14
Common Merganser     120
Red-breasted Merganser     3
Ruffed Grouse     1     Fresh tracks only.
Wild Turkey     22
Common Loon     2
Horned Grebe     10
Bald Eagle     5     At the corner of Rt 22A and East Road (parked at 
Carey Farm).
Sharp-shinned Hawk     1
Cooper's Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     35
Rough-legged Hawk     1
American Kestrel     2
Ring-billed Gull     100     At Charlotte Ferry (not operating) parking area.
Herring Gull (American)     10
Great Black-backed Gull     2
Rock Pigeon     500     Only on estimate.  Many, many clusters of 
pigeons on silos.
Mourning Dove     8
Barred Owl     1
Belted Kingfisher     1
Downy Woodpecker     3
Hairy Woodpecker     2
Pileated Woodpecker     1
Blue Jay     12
American Crow     80
Common Raven     3
Black-capped Chickadee     20
Tufted Titmouse     2
White-breasted Nuthatch     4
Eastern Bluebird     1
American Robin     190
European Starling     400
Cedar Waxwing     110
Song Sparrow     5
White-crowned Sparrow     1     Corner of Rt 125 and Rt 22A.
Northern Cardinal     2
American Goldfinch     4
House Sparrow     50

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt)
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Marianne and Michael Walsh
151 E. Camp Hill Rd.
Weathersfield, VT  05156-9629

802-885-9420

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