You can also get nice looks at these birds along the dirt road that leads to the sewage treatment facility (just down the Charlotte Road from Green Street) where the Dunlin has been seen over the past week. 

When I was there Tuesday, I ran into Larry Haugh, who first spotted one Cliff Swallow among the Barn and Tree swallows flying over the treatment pool (where we were watching the Dunlin and sandpipers).  Then we saw a good five or six teed up on the telephone line along the road -- plus a bonus: a snipe posing on a fencepost below.

Miriam Lawrence


On May 23, 2013, at 11:30 AM, Eric Hynes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello Vermont Birders:
> 
> If anyone is interested in point blank views of Cliff Swallows, Hinesburg
> is a sure bet right now. From Route 116, at the light at Lantman's grocery
> store, turn onto the Charlotte Road. The first left is Green Street.
> Immediately after turning onto Green Street, watch the muddy puddles on the
> right. They are coming here (five or six at a time) every few minutes right
> now.
> 
> Last year they nested on the side of the fire house. I'm guessing that is
> where they are taking the mud. My guess is it will take a few more days.
> 
> Here is a photo of their dirty faces:
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/emhimages/8792707497/
> 
> Good birding,
> 
> Eric Hynes
> Hinesburg