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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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