A windy day at Lake Morey, but no rain. A lot of bird activity; I went looking for the Ruddy Duck that was reported, but no luck.
However, I did see/hear something that I am really unsure of: Brants (?)
Just as I was getting in my car, a flock of 6 geese-like birds flew over. At first I thought they were just CAGOs, until I heard
their calls. I immediately reached in my car for my binos, but they were already halfway down the lake (they never touched down). I did get a partial glimpse,
but the light was dimming, so it was not a clear view. I did notice that their necks were shorter than a Canada Goose. The calls were
what really caught my attention - I am very familiar with the sounds of Brants, for I have seen hundreds of them on the coast many times.
Is this highly unlikely that I saw/heard these birds so far inland (perhaps I was imagining things)? And has this ever been documented in Orange county before??
As you can see below, I didn't list them, because I just wasn't 100% sure. On a different note, there were loads of Yellow-rumped Warblers, I couldn't keep count!
Sara - Hartland, VT
> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:08:48 -0400
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> Subject: eBird Report - Lake Morey Rd - VT, Oct 16, 2011
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> Lake Morey Rd - VT, Orange, US-VT
> Oct 16, 2011 1:30 PM - 5:15 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 5.0 mile(s)
> 38 species
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> Wood Duck 4
> Mallard 8
> Common Merganser 2
> Common Loon 3
> Double-crested Cormorant 4
> Great Blue Heron 1
> Turkey Vulture 5
> Mourning Dove 2
> Belted Kingfisher 2
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Hairy Woodpecker 5
> Northern Flicker 2
> Pileated Woodpecker 1
> Blue-headed Vireo 1
> Blue Jay 9
> American Crow 17
> Common Raven 1
> Black-capped Chickadee 15
> Tufted Titmouse 6
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
> White-breasted Nuthatch 3
> Brown Creeper 2
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12
> Swainson's Thrush 1
> American Robin 7
> Gray Catbird 1
> Palm Warbler 2
> Yellow-rumped Warbler X
> Song Sparrow 28
> Lincoln's Sparrow 1
> Swamp Sparrow 2
> White-throated Sparrow 30
> Dark-eyed Junco 18
> Northern Cardinal 1
> Red-winged Blackbird 15
> American Goldfinch 10
>
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