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

 


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