*Vermont

 

*Statewide

1.16.09

 

*VT0403.06

 

This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for January 16, covering the period
January 9 - 15, 2009.  

 

The birding highlights of the week include a MERLIN in Panton on 1/10 and in
Middlebury on 1/12 and 1/13 as well as the continued presence of the
NORTHERN HAWK OWL in Eden, last sighted 1/15.

 

Two COMMON LOONS were seen in the southern part of Lake Champlain on 1/10.

 

A RING-NECKED DUCK was spotted on Lake Wantastiquet in Vernon on 1/10.  Two
LESSER SCAUP were sighted off Charlotte Town Beach on 1/10, along with large
numbers of HORNED GREBES (52) and COMMON GOLDENEYES (2,500).

 

AMERICAN KESTRELS were observed in Charlotte, Whiting and Ferrisburg on
1/10.

 

PEREGRINE FALCONS were spotted in Burlington (1 on 1/10), Ferrisburg (2 on
1/10) and in the southern part of Lake Champlain (2 on 1/10).

 

Four juvenile ICELAND GULLS were seen at the Intervale Compost area in
Burlington on 1/10 and one was seen on Grand Isle (Kumlien's) on 1/12.  A
juvenile GLAUCOUS GULL was spotted at the Burlington Waterfront on 1/10 and
near the South Hero Causeway on 1/11.

 

A SNOWY OWL was last seen on 1/12 along Park Road, 100 feet past the Dorset
Street intersection in South Burlington on 1/12.

 

BELTED KINGFISHERS were seen in Winhall (1), Meach Cove, Shelburne (1) and
in southern Lake Champlain (1) on 1/10.

 

A NORTHERN FLICKER's rattling call was heard at the Charlotte Town Beach on
1/16.

 

There were several CEDAR WAXWING sightings this week, with the biggest flock
of 180, seen in Brattleboro on 1/10.  BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen in
Burlington (100), South Burlington (30), Essex Junction (30) and Burlington
(50) this week.

 

PINE GROSBEAKS were sighted in South Starksboro (3) and Huntington (2) on
1/10.

 

A RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD has been coming to a feeder in Danby for over a week
and was last reported 1/12.

 

Six RED CROSSBILLS were seen in Eden on 1/11. There have been several
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL sightings this week:  Eden (6), Grand Isle (5), South
Burlington (20, 2) and Winhall (8).

 

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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