I visited the summit of Okemo Mt. this morning, hoping to find Bicknell's Thrush (BITH) and Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. I surveyed thoroughly up and down several ski trails, around the summit itself, from the top of the fire tower, and back down the work road to the uppermost parking lot. I broadcast BITH calls (judiciously) throughout the entire area but failed to find a single bird. I'm reasonably confident none were present, as BITH are rarely unresponsive at this stage of the breeding season. I don't want to jump to conclusions on the basis of a single survey, but it seems that Okemo's BITH population has taken a nosedive. We surveyed and mist-netted regularly up there in the late 1990s and early 2000s, typically finding 6-8 birds. The habitat doesn't seem to have changed much, although one regenerating blowdown area has grown up beyond the point of ideal suitability. Swainson's Thrushes were singing right up to the summit, but I don't think that's a new development. I only heard 2 Blackpolls, but that was probably due more to my declining hearing in the high register than low numbers of birds... I'd be interested if anyone else gets up to Okemo and can keep track of BITH, or the lack thereof. Chris Okemo Mt. summit area Jun 19, 2013 5:40 AM - 8:00 AM 17 species Mourning Dove 1 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 2 Blue-headed Vireo 3 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Winter Wren 4 Swainson's Thrush 6 American Robin 7 Cedar Waxwing 2 Magnolia Warbler 8 Blackpoll Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 7 Canada Warbler 1 Chipping Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 4 Purple Finch 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14457654 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)