I took advantage of an oil change appointment at Merchand Brothers 
garage this morning to bushwhack through the wet shrub-cattail habitat 
around the pond by the Upper Valley Aquatic Center, then south along the 
fire road south of the center, and back along a brushy field edge to Rt. 
5.  As elsewhere in the past week-plus, I was impressed by the numbers 
of Swamp Sparrows.  I have never seen as many as I have so far this fall.

Highlights:

Turkey Vulture  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
Eastern Phoebe  1
Carolina Wren  1     singing
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Gray Catbird  2
Cedar Waxwing  4
Common Yellowthroat  6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  4
Savannah Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  25
Lincoln's Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  18     conservative count; most birds seen clearly, others heard clearly
White-throated Sparrow  20
Red-winged Blackbird  60
Brown-headed Cowbird  10
Purple Finch  1

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15355881

-- 
Chris Rimmer
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
P.O. Box 420
Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-1431 ext. 1
www.vtecostudies.org