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I should have known as soon as Ed Hack called me this afternoon that I
was in for a couple of hours of hookey. He had a Common Tern and 4
Bonaparte's Gulls at Dewey's Pond in Quechee. OK, twist my arm, Ed.
Three of Bonaparte's had left by the time I arrived, but we watched the
tern and one gull foraging on insects over and on the water for 45
minutes, with ~20 Tree Swallows. We then went on the the road that goes
above the pond's south end and had an amazing early warbler wave in the
treetops -- at least 30 Yellow-rumpeds, 2 Black-Throated greens, a
Yellow Palm, a Pine, and a Black-and white.
Unfortunately, the tern and gull were gone when others arrived ~ 5:00
pm. However, we were all rewarded with a cooperative adult Bonaparte's
Gull and Greater Yellowlegs at Kilowatt boat access, as well as a Common
Loon and the biggest flock of cormorants any of us have even seen on
Connecticut R. I had 48, while others arriving soon after me counted 67.
Chris
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Chris Rimmer
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
P.O. Box 420
Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-1431 ext. 1
http://www.vtecostudies.org
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