This morning on the floodplain in east Woodstock behind the sewage treatment plant I found impressive and quite beautiful masses of Snow Buntings. My best estimate was about 500 birds, but it was difficult to count them as they all didn't settle at one time. Also along the river was one Myrtle Warbler chipping and gleaning food. But the buntings are quite a site as the whirl around the fields.
Kent
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Kent McFarland
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420 | Norwich, Vermont 05055