Off to do my Mtn Bird survey Friday  afternoon on Mt Moosilauke. This is Mtn
Bird survey for VCE.  Used to do Monadnock Mtn in Lemington VT(12 yrs)

 

En route, just west of No Haverill, on Rt 116, I saw a bird on a telley
wire. suspicious. Turned around. Ea Meadowlark ! Then flew off to the mowed
hay field.

 

New route for me was up Beaver Brook Trial, beautiful trail following the
brook , rather vertically to a AT shelter complete w/ thru- hikers.

 

Up at 4 am to census 6 spots on a designated alpine route. 20 minutes at
each.  10 target species.  BiTh the biggest, Swainson's Th. Bl-poll Wa, etc

 

The most striking thing for me was the difference in species. The alpine is
different.  No Veery like at our house, now there is Swainson's. These are
alpine specialists. Pretty cool.

 

I will detail list from the hike down, which started at 8:45 on July 2.

 

Tie:  12 Swainson's :  12 Blackpoll Warblers.  (I did se a few of each)

 

4 White thr  Sparrow

5 Winter Wrens

2 DE juncos

1 Bl B Woodpecker (heard)

3 Yellow-bellied Flycs

2 Cape May Warblers

2 RB nuth

1 Br Creeper

2 Nashvilles

3 Yellow rumps

1 Bl Thr Blue

1 Re Vireo

 

Brook noise drowned out a bunch.

 

Did have 2 Bicknel's Thrushes on the count.

 

Bill S

 

 

 

 

 

Bill Shepard        

 

Project Coordinator

CT River Birding Trail

2360 Academy Road

Thetford Center, VT  05075

 

Home: 802 785-2855

 


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