The trees were dripping with American Redstarts and Chestnut-sided Warblers
this morning as seven birders joined us for our weekly bird walk at the
North Branch Nature Center.  Highlights included fantastic looks at a male
Easter Towhee singing just across the river from the community gardens and
a Brown Thrasher singing near the bridge.  Hopefully both will stick around
for awhile.  Just at the end of our walk, we were treated to views of an
adult Bald Eagle circling high above the fields.  All told, we tallied 36
species.  Our next walk is Friday, May 24th at Sparrow Farm (meet at the
nature center and carpool), where we'll search for Bobolinks, Bitterns, and
more!

Below is a complete list of the morning's sightings:

North Branch Nature Center, Washington, US-VT
May 18, 2013 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Protocol: Area
28.0 ac
36 species

Canada Goose  2
Mallard  3
Common Merganser  1
Bald Eagle  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Alder Flycatcher  2
Eastern Phoebe  3
Eastern Kingbird  1
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  4
Tree Swallow  4
Black-capped Chickadee  6
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Eastern Bluebird  1
Veery  2
American Robin  8
Gray Catbird  4
Brown Thrasher  1
Ovenbird  2
Common Yellowthroat  12
American Redstart  8
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  8
Chestnut-sided Warbler  14
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  5
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Eastern Towhee  1
Song Sparrow  8
Red-winged Blackbird  X
American Goldfinch  X


Happy Birding!
Ken Benton

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Ken Benton
AmeriCorps Environmental Educator
North Branch Nature Center
713 Elm Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
work: 802-229-6206
cell: 513-505-7484

“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we
see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with
love and respect." ~Aldo Leopold