Here are the birds that I recorded as part of my un-official Bird-a-thon on 
Saturday, total avian species 56, I started in my yard then the West Rutland 
marsh(quickly) and on up to Dead Creek before the rain started.

Yellow Warbler
Common Yellow Throated Warbler
Marsh Wren
House Wren
Swamp Sparrow
Great Blue Heron
Kestrels- great views of a male with a mouse? in its talons. Flying around
              the female as if courting her with the mouse offering.
Red-Tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Broad Wing Hawk
Bobolink
Killdeer with 3 babies
Osprey
Kingbird
Spotted Sandpiper
White Crowned Sparrow
Robbins
Baltimore Oriole
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Savannah Sparrow
House Sparrow
Catbird
Gold Finch
Double Crested cormorant
Northern Harrier
Canada Geese
Blue Bird
White Throated Sparrow
Raven
Eagle – Juvenile
Starling
Grackles
Rough Leg Hawk
Dark eyed Junco
Wood Duck
Tufted Titmouse
Cow Bird
Chipping Sparrow
Hairy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Morning Dove
Mallards
Downy Woodpecker
Red Breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
American Crow
White Breasted Nuthatch
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Wood Thrush
Veery
Chickadee
Redwing Black bird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Goldfinch
Purple Finch

Butterflies seen:
Juvenal’s Duskywing
Cabbage White
Spring Azure
Black Swallowtail male
Pearl Cresent 
Mustard White
Yellow Swallowtail
And one unidentified small Fritillary


Mammals and amphibians:
Muskrat
Wood frog
Peepers

Good birding
Peter Manship
Ludlow Vt