*Vermont *Statewide 7.14.08 *VT0403.06 This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for July 14, 2008 covering the period July 7 - 13, 2008. The highlight of the week was the Montpelier Bioblitz, a project of the North Branch Nature Center, in which, during a 24-hour period 7/11-7/12, 86 species of birds were recorded in this first-ever inventory of an entire state capital. Sixty-two WOOD DUCKS (at least 27 of which were ducklings) were seen at the Lake Bomoseen/Hubbardton marshes on 7/11. A MERLIN was present in Proctor on 7/13. Nine VIRGINIA RAILS, including young, were spotted in Tinmouth Channel on 7/12. Two YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS were observed at Lefferts Pond on 7/11. 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 **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************