Today's birding was highlighted by a Marsh Wren, which Kyle Jones 
discovered in the narrow strip of cattails about halfway along the east 
shore of the dyke that separates Dewey's Pond from the Ottauquechee 
River.  Ed Hack and I managed to relocate it to after some persistent 
effort that ultimately required walking slowly and quietly through the 
cattails themselves.  The bird was very furtive, never vocalized at all, 
and didn't respond to pishing or playback. We had several clear, but 
brief, looks at it.  Also at Dewey's was an American Coot and a Common 
Yellowthroat.

A couple of interesting finds along the Conn. River in late afternoon 
included 3 drake Common Goldeneye below Ledyard Bridge, a Greater 
Yellowlegs foraging on slightly exposed flats at Pompy, and >750 
blackbirds (mostly Red-wings with some grackles mixed in) flying south 
in 4 loose flocks between 5-5:15 pm from the Pompy area.

The current weather is favorable for waterfowl and other waterbird 
fallout, so keep your eyes on the river and other waterbodies during the 
next couple of days!

Chris

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

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