We had 16 join our third bird walk this morning and three groups covered
multiple habitats and lots of ground. Spring has definitely brought new
visitors as we raised our species count on the property by 9 to 55. 

 

Surprises were group of 5 Great Blue Herons flying in formation, first tree
swallows and the Bonaparte's Gull. 

 

Here are the details: 

 

Location:     Hildene - Lincoln Family Home

Observation date:     4/12/08

Notes:     Also of note, peepers in full peep, Great Blue Herons were seen
in a group of 5 flying above, also, litte brown bat was flying around. 

Number of species:     31

 

Canada Goose     15

Wood Duck     11

Mallard     4

Ring-necked Duck     3

Common Merganser     1

Wild Turkey     8

Great Blue Heron     7

Turkey Vulture     6

Bonaparte's Gull     1

Belted Kingfisher     3

Downy Woodpecker     3

Hairy Woodpecker     5

Northern Flicker     4

Pileated Woodpecker     2

Eastern Phoebe     5

Blue Jay     2

American Crow     16

Tree Swallow     3

Black-capped Chickadee     15

Tufted Titmouse     1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1

American Robin     18

European Starling     10

Song Sparrow     4

Swamp Sparrow     3

Dark-eyed Junco     5

Northern Cardinal     4

Red-winged Blackbird     29

Common Grackle     9

Brown-headed Cowbird     7

American Goldfinch     1

 

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

 

 

Randy Schmidt

The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch

Manchester Center, VT  05255