2 of the Red Phalaropes were still near the boat launch at 7:45 this
(Sat.) AM.  There had been a third that flew off to the north end of the
pond.

Bruce Flewelling


> [Original Message]
> From: Rosalind Renfrew <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 5/19/2006 10:27:44 AM
> Subject: [VTBIRD] Phalaropes, Kent Pond
>
> The highlight of my Birdathon yesterday (Thursday): 2 RED PHALAROPES at
the 
> boat launch of Kent Pond near Killington. A local birder said there had 
> been 18 of them during the previous week, but he had been seeing only 2 
> that day from the launch. I watched them feeding for about an hour, what
a 
> gorgeous and entertaining bird!! Perhaps one silver lining of all this
rain 
> is that they'll stick around a little longer.
>
> Rosalind Renfrew
> Woodstock