[BIRD NOTES] May 4, 2007

 

Bird Notes

 

Retreat Meadows

Shorebird migration is beginning to pick up here in southern Vermont. At the Brattleboro Retreat Meadows this morning (4/4) there were:

Greater yellowlegs          4

Lesser yellowlegs           2

Spotted sandpiper           1

Solitary sandpiper          1

Wilson's snipe              2

Killdeer                    2

---Hector Galbraith, Dummerston, VT

 

 

Hinsdale Setback

Today, Tuesday(4/1), around noon, I experienced an amazing warbler migration, not in species, but in numbers. The Myrtle's were racing north, some Palm's among them. Certainly there were over a seventy-five birds. Then things settled down to the birds who apparently needed a rest. For about a half hour I was surrounded by myrtles and palms. It's difficult to count, but I would say that there were well over one hundred and fifty birds total, at least ninety percent myrtle/ten percent palm. Awesome.

---Paul Miksis, Brattleboro, VT

 

Herricks Cove

Don Clark and I spent about 2½ hours at Herricks Cove(4/3).

Highlights:

 

Greater Yellowlegs: 12

Spotted Sandpiper: 2

House Wren: 1

Marsh Wren: 1

Gnatcatcher: 3

Warbling Vireo: 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler: 200+

Palm Warbler: 1

Pine Warbler: 1

Black and White Warbler: 3

Louisiana Waterthrush: 1

Northern Waterthrush: 2

Catbird: 2

 

At Allen Brothers Marsh:

2 Chimney Swifts

 

Along River Road in Putney:

2 yellow warblers

 

Last night(4/2) at Herricks Cove Don Clark had 1 Black-bellied Plover along with the Yellowlegs. However, we couldn't re-find the plover today.

---Taj Schottland, Putney, VT

 

 

W. Brattleboro (4/3)

Barn Swallow

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Chipping Sparrow

Purple Finch

 

 

West River Rd.@ Retreat Meadow (4/2)

Eastern Kingbird

 

Please keep us abreast of what birds you are seeing, whether at home or on a trip in or out of the Windham County area.

 

Al Merritt

W. Brattleboro, VT

chpmnkx@sover.net

 

 

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