It was a mediocre day at the banding station. Highlights included 2 Lincoln's Sparrows, Louisiana Waterthrush, Veery and kids with big smiles learning about birds. You can see photos from the banding station at http://www.flickr.com/photos/vtecostudies/sets/72157617603559357/. We hope to upload new photos from today real soon. The checklist of birds was recorded at the station and entered in Vermont eBird. You can always see the complete list and more at http://ebird.org/ebird/vt/GuideMe?src=changeDate&getLocations=hotspots&hotspots=L691522&parentState=US-VT&reportType=location&monthRadio=on&bMonth=01&eMonth=12&bYear=2009&eYear=2009&continue.x=58&continue.y=17&continue=Continue Location: Montshire - Quinn Preserve Observation date: 5/9/09 Notes: Mammals: Red Squirrel -2, Chipmunk-2,Beaver-1. Butterflies: Spring Azure -1, E.Pine Elfin-1. Other: American Toads calling. Number of species: 38 Canada Goose 3 Wood Duck 4 Common Merganser 3 Great Blue Heron 1 Mourning Dove 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 American Crow 3 Tree Swallow 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Tufted Titmouse 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 1 Veery 2 American Robin 1 Gray Catbird 3 Northern Mockingbird 1 Nashville Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler 4 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2 Blackburnian Warbler 1 Pine Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Ovenbird 2 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Scarlet Tanager 1 Song Sparrow 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Baltimore Oriole 1 American Goldfinch 3 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt) -- Kent McFarland Vermont Center for Ecostudies PO Box 420 • Norwich, VT 05055 802.649.1431 http://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 ****************************************************************