Great day to be at Dead Creek, despite the rain (heavy at times). 
Sharing the wetness with several other birders from Vermont and further 
afield, we found 13 shorebird species (see below).

The aerial highlight was watching a Peregrine dive onto and kill a tree 
swallow in midair, then loop back to scoop it up off the water.

Spencer Hardy
Norwich (currently experiencing a nice fall warbler migration, but 
nearly devoid of shorebirds this year)

Location:     Dead Creek WMA IBA - Brilyea Access
Observation date:     9/9/07

Wood Duck     3
Blue-winged Teal     X
Northern Shoveler     4
Green-winged Teal     X
Black-crowned Night-Heron     3
Osprey     1
Bald Eagle     3
Peregrine Falcon     1
American Golden-Plover     1 (others saw 4)
Semipalmated Plover     15
Killdeer     5
Greater Yellowlegs     20
Lesser Yellowlegs     70
Solitary Sandpiper     4
Semipalmated Sandpiper     75
Least Sandpiper     100
White-rumped Sandpiper     2
Pectoral Sandpiper     10
Stilt Sandpiper     3
Red-necked Phalarope     2
Chimney Swift     1
Eastern Phoebe     2
Tree Swallow     60
Bank Swallow     8
Cliff Swallow     6
Barn Swallow     15
Gray Catbird     X
Scarlet Tanager     1