Twenty-two(!) people turned out for today's trip
to Birdseye Mountain in Castleton/Ira. 51 species
were recorded and included great looks at a
solitary sandpiper and great blue heron.

In addition to the following list, osprey,
peregrine falcon, yellow-bellied sapsucker,
American crow, and Nasvhille warbler were
observed at adjacent Bird Mountain WMA. All
observations reported to eBird!
 
Canada Goose   2
Wood Duck   1
Mallard   10
Common Merganser   1
Ruffed Grouse  2
Great Blue Heron  2
Turkey Vulture  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Killdeer  1
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Solitary Sandpiper  1
Wilson's Snipe  1
Mourning Dove  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  2  excavating cavity
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Eastern Phoebe 2  gathering nesting material
Eastern Kingbird  2
Warbling Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  2
Common Raven  2
Tree Swallow  2
Barn Swallow  4
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Brown Creeper  1
House Wren  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Wood Thrush  2
American Robin  10
Gray Catbird  5
Yellow Warbler  5
Chestnut-sided Warbler  7
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Black-and-white Warbler  3
American Redstart  1
Ovenbird  3
Northern Waterthrush  2
Common Yellowthroat  7
Scarlet Tanager  1
Song Sparrow  3  carrying nesting material
Swamp Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  6
Northern Cardinal  1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2
Red-winged Blackbird  7
Common Grackle  4
Baltimore Oriole  2
American Goldfinch  5

Sue Elliott
http://www.rutlandcountyaudubon.org


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