So I have had on my bird list for 25+ years, that would be my "official" paper, fridge list, a particular bird. I have thought of deleting it, cuz I haven't seen it all these years. Until this am. I have been birding the Campbell Flats loop..culvert, along river, along river side of corn, and back down the road to the culvert. Super bird loop. Terrific mix of habitats. I do "pish" a bunch in the fall. mostly Song sparrows and Co. Yellowthroats respond. But ya never know. Fairly quiet (7:15-8:30). Am. Kestrel (M), EaPhoebe, Gray Catbirds, Indigo Buntings, Song Sps, 2 White-throats,3 Flickers, 1 Lincoln's, 3 Swamp Sp's. Lots of Co. Yellowthroats. Then I end up along the culvert stream, again. I pished..and this yellow-ish Vireo popped out. Fairly close and low. Across the culvert stream. Good look...quite yellow flanks, nice dark eye stripe. A Vireo. Not a Red-eye. Not Yellow-thr. Vireo. Ooooh. This was my first (ever) Philadelphia Vireo. Then I birded the small field south of the culvert...pished a bit more and turned up another, lighter PhVi. Along with a Red-eyed Vi. And several Rose-br. Grosbeaks. Hopefully they will stick around. BiSh Bill Shepard Project Coordinator CT River Birding Trail 2360 Academy Road Thetford Center, VT 05075 Home: 802 785-2855 **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************