This report is 2 days late, but Kent McFarland, Juan Klavins and I spent Monday night and Tuesday morning on the Mt. Mansfield ridgeline, finishing up summer field work. A far cry from a month ago, as vocal activity is very low. Mist-netting was also slow, with only 10 total captures. Among these were some non-local species, including an adult Veery and male Black-throated Blue Warbler. No Bicknell's thrushes, and the dusk-dawn choruses were very muted. Our highlight was capturing a juvenile No. Saw-whet Owl at dusk. We had a couple of flocks of White-winged Crossbills overhead (one with 8-10 birds) and a single Pine Siskin. Amazing how quickly things quiet down.... Chris ************************************* Chris Rimmer Conservation Biology Dept. Vermont Institute of Natural Science 6565 Woodstock Road P.O. Box 1281 Quechee, VT 05059 802-359-5001 ext. 230 www.vinsweb.org/cbd/index.html **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************