*Vermont

 

*Statewide

8.11.08

 

*VT0403.06

 

This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for August 11, covering the period
August 4 - 10, 2008.  

 

The highlights of the week were the BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE sightings at
Charlotte Town Beach and Grand Isle:  8/5 - 2 juveniles at Charlotte Town
Beach; 8/6 - 1 juvenile, 1 adult and 1 1st summer molting into 2nd winter at
Charlotte Town Beach; 8/7 - 4 on Grand Isle; 8/8 - 1 on Grand Isle and 2
adults and 1 juvenile at Charlotte Town Beach; 8/9 - 3 on Grand Isle and 3
at Charlotte Town Beach; 8/10 - 3 on Grand Isle and 1 at Charlotte Town
Beach.

 

Four SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Bristol Pond on 8/7.

 

On 8/10, eight LEAST SANDPIPERS were observed at Charlotte Town Beach and 6
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS at Dead Creek.

 

A LITTLE GULL was sighted on Grand Isle on 8/8.

 

CASPIAN TERNS were spotted at Shelburne Bay (1 on 8/8), Charlotte Town Beach
(1 on 8/9 and 8/10) and at Dead Creek (1 on 8/5 and 1 on 8/9).

 

A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen on Grand Isle on 8/9.

 

Approximately 5,000 SWALLOWS of undetermined species were seen at Dead Creek
on 8/10.

 

A TENNESSEE WARBLER was spotted in East Dorset on 8/5.

 

This weekly Vermont birding report is a service of the Vermont Center for
Ecostudies (VCE).  VCE is a non-profit organization dedicated to the
understanding and conservation of birds and other wildlife.  With a reach
extending from northern New England through the Caribbean to South America,
our work in wildlife research and population monitoring unites people and
science for conservation.  Our offices are located in White River Junction.
Please visit VCE's web site at www.vtecostudies.org . 

 

Please report your sightings of rare or unusual birds to VCE, or email
reports to [log in to unmask]  Better yet, enter your sightings on
Vermont eBird at http://ebird.org/content/vt/.

 

Mary Holland

Chris Rimmer

Kent McFarland

Roz Renfrew

Vermont RBA Compilers,

Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE)

802-649-1431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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