*Vermont

 

*Statewide

8.25.08

 

*VT0403.06

 

This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for August 25, covering the period
August 18 - 24, 2008.  

 

The highlights of the week were 2 GLOSSY IBISES at Danby Pond on 8/23, a
WHIMBREL in a field off I-89 near St. Albans on 8/19, 2 RED-NECKED
PHALAROPES at a pond along Goodrich Corner Road in Addison (2 on 8/22, 8/19
and 8/18) and BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES in Grand Isle (1 on 8/20, 1 on 8/19, 2
on 8/18)

 

The first large kettle of TURKEY VULTURES (42) was spotted near Middlebury
on 8/16.

 

Five SANDHILL CRANES (2 adults, 3 juveniles) were seen along Monkton Ridge
Road south of Hinesburg on 8/19.

 

Migrating shorebird sightings include:  KILLDEER (14 on 8/24 in Addison, 16
on 8/22 at Dead Creek, 4 on 8/18 at the Goodrich Corner Road pond in
Addison,); GREATER YELLOWLEGS (3 at Dead Creek on 8/22 and 8/24, 1 on Grand
Isle on 8/20); 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER in Addison; 11 LEAST SANDPIPERS at the
Goodrich Corner Road pond, 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS in Grand Isle on 8/24 and 8
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS in Brandon on 8/24.

 

A LITTLE GULL was spotted in Grand Isle on 8/22.  A CASPIAN TERN was seen at
Brilyea Access at Dead Creek on 8/24 and 2 BLACK TERNS were observed in
Grand Isle on 8/25.

 

COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen in Morrisville (1 on 8/24), Norwich (24 on
8/24), Hartland (3 on 8/24) and East Dorset (1 on 8/22).

 

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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