Interesting to see on the map that a female was seen near Portland, Maine
(Scarborough Marsh)  from 5/4-5/7 2014!  Pretty close as the Wheatear
flies. ;)

 Yup. addictive.

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On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 5:26 PM, Doug Hardy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  Rob,
>
> I'm a huge fan of *Bird Watching in Vermont*, and looking forward to an
> updated edition. At the same time, the question you posed is one that can
> be answered very quickly by eBird.
>
> Even without a personal account, I've set the following link to show all
> Wheatear sightings reported during the months of March through July. Try
> typing Vermont in the Location field above the map, and what you will see
> is centered on Vermont; you can move in any direction with the mouse. I
> suggest clicking the box "Show Points Sooner" which will show individual
> sightings. Then, best of all, these are clickable to show comprehensive
> details.
>
>
> <http://ebird.org/ebird/vt/map/norwhe?neg=true&env.minX=&env.minY=&env.maxX=&env.maxY=&zh=false&gp=false&ev=Z&mr=on&bmo=3&emo=7&yr=all&byr=1900&eyr=2014><http://ebird.org/ebird/vt/map/norwhe?neg=true&env.minX=&env.minY=&env.maxX=&env.maxY=&zh=false&gp=false&ev=Z&mr=on&bmo=3&emo=7&yr=all&byr=1900&eyr=2014>
>
> To show why so many of us are excited about eBird, you can change the
> seasonal range in the Date box (e.g., "Year-round"). Then click the blue
> flag in Orange County and you'll see all the details on the sighting that
> Ted Levin mentioned. That was the 3rd state record for the species, from
> September 1985!
>   <http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S3040625><http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S3040625>
>
> Have fun, and beware that you might get addicted.
> Doug Hardy, Norwich
>
>
>
> On 5/25/2014 7:56 AM, Rob and Doris Humphries wrote:
>
> My wife and I were delighted to see the Wheatear around noon on Saturday
> thanks to another birder who located it for us. According to Bird Watching
> in Vermont, it is a very rare visitor to the Champlain Valley in the fall.
> So I'm wondering if there are previous Upper Valley records and
> specifically if there are previous spring records. Thanks to whoever knows.
>
> Rob Humphries
>
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