I walked in the Charlotte Park and Wildlife Refuge early this morning  
(starting out wearing layers and long underwear and ending up  
roasting) and had - as I've come to expect at this lovely spot - a  
great time birding. The full list follows.

Most of the birds weren't surprising, but I was delighted by my first  
Vermont sighting of a prairie warbler. I heard and saw it briefly on  
my way out on the trails and then got a good look at it coming back.  
It was in back of the bench at Station 6 on the nature trail.

One catbird was a true virtuoso. As I watched, he "did" blue jay,  
cardinal, chickadee and hermit thrush. I had been attracted to the  
bird because I thought it was a hermit thrush at first, but the sound  
was just a bit more brash and a bit less mellow than it should be.

Maeve Kim
Jericho Center


Warblers
common yellowthroat
redstart
mourning warbler
chestnut-sided warbler
northern parula
prairie warbler
yellow warbler
magnolia warbler
ovenbird

Others
mourning dove
cowbird
pileated woodpecker
great crested flycatcher
cardinal
rose-breasted grosbeak
robin
catbirds (everywhere!)
veery
hermit thrush
towhee
white-throated sparrow
American goldfinch
blue jay
black-capped chickadee