I had a good visit to my former haunt at Lake Pinneo yesterday morning. Most birds were along the road and south shore from the red barn down to the pump house on the spit. A surprising number of sparrows at this early date. Highlights: Location: Lake Pinneo Observation date: 8/23/08 Number of species: 25 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Eastern Phoebe 11 Alder/Willow Flycatcher 1 Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Gray Catbird 6 Brown Thrasher 1 Cedar Waxwing 4 Yellow Warbler 4 Blackpoll Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Chipping Sparrow 16 Savannah Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 19 White-throated Sparrow 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Indigo Bunting 6 Purple Finch 7 American Goldfinch 5 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt) -- **************** Chris Rimmer Vermont Center for Ecostudies P.O. Box 420 Norwich, VT 05055 802-649-1431 ext. 1 www.vtecostudies.org **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************