Birding this morning in Pawlet6 block for VBBA.  *marks first of season.  
Notable was the influx of Chestnut-sided Warblers, the Lincoln's Sparrow, 2 
N. Waterthrush and the brillant Indigo Bunting.
Several of these birds were seen along RT315 after leaving Merck.

Ruth


>Location:     Merck Forest, Rupert
>Observation date:     5/8/06
>Notes:      Pawlet 6s, VBBA 45-70 degrees, sunny. No blackflies; late leaf 
>out
>Number of species:     49
>
>Canada Goose     X
>Ruffed Grouse     X
>Great Blue Heron     1
>Turkey Vulture     1
>Mourning Dove     2
>Barred Owl     X
>Chimney Swift     1
>Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     8
>Least Flycatcher     2
>Eastern Phoebe     3
>Blue-headed Vireo     X
>Warbling Vireo     2*
>Blue Jay     10
>American Crow     X
>Tree Swallow     X
>Northern Rough-winged Swallow     X
>Barn Swallow     X
>Black-capped Chickadee     X
>Tufted Titmouse     1
>House Wren     2
>Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1
>Hermit Thrush     1
>Wood Thrush     1
>American Robin     X
>Gray Catbird     3
>European Starling     X
>Yellow Warbler     4
>Chestnut-sided Warbler     10*
>Yellow-rumped Warbler     X
>Black-throated Green Warbler     1
>Black-and-white Warbler     2
>Ovenbird     X
>Northern Waterthrush     2
>Common Yellowthroat     2
>Scarlet Tanager     2
>Eastern Towhee     X
>Chipping Sparrow     X
>Lincoln's Sparrow     1*
>White-throated Sparrow     X
>Dark-eyed Junco     1
>Rose-breasted Grosbeak     X
>Indigo Bunting     1*
>Red-winged Blackbird     X
>Common Grackle     X
>Brown-headed Cowbird     X
>Baltimore Oriole     8
>Purple Finch     2
>American Goldfinch     X
>House Sparrow     X
>
>This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 
>(http://www.ebird.org/vins)