Ok so I am a little slow (email only 4 days/ week) Had a Tennessee W (a regular yearly visitor) to the old apples across the road from our house on Academy Rd in Thet, on Sunday. A bunch of of birders ventured on friday am to Site # 39 on the " Northern" Birding Trail map. Great spot.. the walk is on the X-VT Trail, all RR grade... farmland, beaver pond, meadows, woods etc great diversity ! Much of it is conserved.. nice trails. Exit 17 on 91. We had 46 species in 2.5 hours. Our 9th yaer doing thiis really special spot. Highlights: 1 Va Rail singing, pr Hoodies, Least and Gr-cr Flys, R-eVireo, Ho Wrens, Veery, Hermit and Wood thrs, Gr Catb, 11 warblers: Nashville, No Parula, Yellow, C-sided, Magnolia, Y-rump, Blacburnian, Pine, BAWW, Ovenbird, Co Yello-thr, No Waterthrush, Sc Tan, Swamp Sp, G-b Grosb. some excellent looks at a bunch of the warblers and many of the others. Union Village Dam, this am May 18 ; highlights: 1.5 hours walk. Number of species: 37.. Common Merganser 2, Ho Me 1 F, Ruffed Grouse 1,Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1, Eastern Kingbird 1 ,HouseWren 4, Veery 3, Wood Thrush 2, Gray Catbird 3, Yellow Warbler 2,Chestnut-sided Warbler 7, Magnolia Warbler 2, Yellow-rumped Warbler 2, Nashv Wa 1, BlBurn W 1, Ovenbird 6, Common Yellowthroat 6, Song Sparrow 4, Swamp Sparrow 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4, plus 1 Brown Creep, 1 Am Bittern, 1 Blh Vireo, 1 De Junco. 4 species of swallow yesterday: 5 minus NRWS. **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************