Apparently you can get 6 quick beers now at the Hinesburg Town Forest.  The 
last time I went there (5/21) and met up with Tom Jiamachello and Eric 
Hynes, we were delighted to see and hear two Olive-sided Flycatchers.  They 
were in the same area, this time seen from the trail with the less 
significant blowdown (go straight at the log landing vs. bearing right). 
You only need to walk a few minutes, at a birder's birding pace.  The birds 
were in the tall tamaracks to the right of the trail, where one was seen 
last summer with nesting material!  Perhaps there will be a quarter keg 
brewing soon.

Also worthy of note:  we saw several Mourning Warblers.  One was perched and 
singing from the same tree branch when we arrived (5:30) and left (7:00) the 
large blowdown area.  We think there may have been as many as six there!

Now, get out there and enjoy birds!

Ali
Huntington



-----Original Message----- 
From: Stephen Antell
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 11:41 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Quick beers and tea!

The place was still humming today.  Met up with Mike Polumbo and Pat
Fontaine while there.  Couple mourning warblers, Canada, blackburnian,
black-throated blue and green, Nashville, redstarts and others but
didn't find Cape May or Tennessee--not that I'm incapable of missing
them. The olive-sided flycatcher was singing sporadically, and I finally
got a clear view of it.  Great morning to be there!

Steve Antell

  On 5/16/2013 12:16 PM, alison wagner wrote:
> Several GMAS board members are meeting up there tomorrow a.m. at 6.....
>
> Jim:  DID YOU GET TO TOWHEE TOO?!!
>
> Ali
>
>
> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 9:20 AM, Jim Mead <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I was at the Hinesburg Town Forest(see Alison Wagner's post below for
>> directions) and it was awesome. I saw many of the species that she had
>> yesterday. I did not see Tennessee Warbler. I did however see 2 female 
>> Cape
>> May Warblers!!!
>> The Olive-sided Flycatcher was there as well singing away and I was also
>> lucky enough to see it.
>> This is a phenomenal spot with much activity. I was there at 5:00 a.m. 
>> and
>> the birds were singing and very active.
>> I highly recommend checking it out.
>> This morning was the 1st time that I had seen Olive-sided Flycatcher, 
>> Cape
>> May Warbler, Mourning Warbler & Evening Grosbeak all at one location and
>> during one birding stop.
>> Thank you Alison for your posting yesterday.
>> P. S. In case some of you(like myself) don't know what a logging landing
>> is,
>> simply head up the trail past the gate and take your first right. Also 
>> the
>> right turn off of Texas Hill Circle to get onto Economou Rd. can be 
>> easily
>> missed. The road sign for Economou Rd. is actually parallel with Texas 
>> Hill
>> Circle. Look carefully for it and you should find it easily enough.
>>
>> Good luck if any of you head up.
>>
>> Enjoy Birds,
>>
>> Jim Mead
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 15, 2013, at 2:44 PM, alison wagner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hinesburg Town Forest, 6:00 a.m. 38 species
>>>
>>> Today I decided to check out this hotspot before work.  The air was very
>>> chilly, but this particular spot  was bathed in full sun by 6:30 and the
>>> birds were active!  To get to this particular part of the forest, take
>>> Texas Hill Road to Texas Circle, then turn at the Gray Catbird onto
>>> Economou Road.  At the very end of the road, continue straight (if your
>> car
>>> has good clearance).  A short bumpy ride brings you to a small parking
>>> area.  Head past the gate to a logging landing and then bear right. 
>>> Soon
>>> you'll arrive at a large open area where there was a severe blowdown a
>> few
>>> years back.
>>>
>>> At the time of the blowdown, this area was a huge mess!  There were many
>>> conversations about how awesome a spot it would become once it 
>>> recovered.
>>> The logging operation that took place was thoughtfully planned, 
>>> salvaging
>>> the majority of the downed trees while considering the future habitats
>> that
>>> would develop.  In  just a few years, it has become a lovely place to 
>>> be!
>>> And today, so many lovely songs greeted me....just to name a few
>> warblers:
>>> Mourning(s), Tennessees, Nashvilles, Common Yellowthroats,
>> Chestnut-sideds!
>>> Last year an Olive-sided Flycatcher was seen and recorded as a possible
>>> breeder (carrying nesting material) and this morning I was delighted to
>>> hear and see a bird in the exact same area!  The views of it were great
>>> from this part of the trail (south west side).  I had hoped to find 
>>> quick
>>> beers here, but the unexpected call for TEA of the Towhee was a
>> delightful
>>> surprise!  Perhaps it will stay too!
>>>
>>> Ali
>>> Huntington