Location:     West Rutland Marsh IBA
Observation  date:     4/19/07
Notes:     Monthly marsh  count # 69.  Ten participants, 765 to date.  One 
new species, Hooded  Merganser.  Species to date 126. Common Raven (ON), 
Black-capped Chickadee  (NB), Tree Swallow (NB).
Number of species:      38

Canada Goose     4
Mallard      10
Hooded Merganser     2
American Bittern   3
Great Blue Heron     1
Turkey Vulture   3
Northern Harrier     2
Red-tailed Hawk   2
American Kestrel     2
Wilson's Snipe   3
Mourning Dove     10
Yellow-bellied  Sapsucker     2
Downy Woodpecker     6
Hairy  Woodpecker     3
Northern Flicker      2
Eastern Phoebe     3
Blue Jay      8
American Crow     7
Common Raven      5
Tree Swallow     4
Black-capped Chickadee   13
Tufted Titmouse     3
White-breasted  Nuthatch     3
Winter Wren      1
Golden-crowned Kinglet     2
American Robin   11
European Starling     1
Song Sparrow   20
Swamp Sparrow     1
Dark-eyed Junco   4
Northern Cardinal     15
Red-winged  Blackbird     38
Common Grackle      29
Brown-headed Cowbird     4
Purple Finch   4
House Finch     6
American Goldfinch   9
House Sparrow     7

This report was  generated automatically by eBird v2 
(_http://www.ebird.org/vins_ (http://www.ebird.org/vins) 
 
It was a  pleasure to welcome four new participants this morning and it was 
nice of  the birds to be so cooperative!  May there be many "happy  returnings".
 
Cheers,
Roy Pilcher
Proctor, Vermont

Speaking the same  language.



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