Mike Lester and I birded Red Rocks from 2:00pm to 5:30pm in hopes of
seeing the Yellow-throated Warbler and we were rewarded with dozens of
warblers everywhere, just not what we were looking for. Highlights
are listed below:
Pileated Woodpecker (Heard)
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper (1)
Red-eyed Vireo
NASHVILLE WARBLER (1) -To the left, down the road as you walk in
Northern Parula (3+)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (10-20)
Magnolia Warbler (Like Dirt)
CAPE MAY WARBLER (1) -Pines South-West of the pumping station
Black-throated Blue Warbler (5-10)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (2)
Black-throated Green Warbler (3+)
Blackburnian Warbler (Everywhere, 15+)
Pine Warbler (A Few around)
Bay-breasted Warbler (6+++)
Blackpoll Warbler (Many)
Black-and-White Warbler (3++)
American Redstart (5-10)
Ovenbird (1)
Common Yellowthroat (1)
WILSON'S WARBLER (1) -The "View" i.e. Big ledge
SCARLET TANAGER (1) -Beach
White-Throated Sparrow (Singing)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (2) -Beach
--18 Warblers at Red Rocks over the course of a day reminds me of
birding in NJ, not VT--
Thanks to the Lake Watchers for pointed out a Parasitic Jager, Black &
Common Tern to Mike, Autumn and I on Saturday (8/6). And Killdeer &
Spotted Sandpiper? (Everything is mixing together)
A Trip to Charlotte Town Beach LAST Monday (8/1) with Allan Strong,
Mike, and Autumn Turned up the following:
AMERICAN WOODCOCK (1)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Veery
Wood Thrush
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Purple Finch
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
PRARIE WARBLER (1)
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
CANADA WARBLER (1)
BREWSTER'S WARBLER (1)
EASTERN TOWHEE (Heard)
Also:
Marsh Wren (Private)
Swamp Sparrow (Private)
Phalarope Sp. (Probable Red-necked) -Charlotte Beach, pointed out to
us.
Bobolink Flyover -Charlotte Town Beach
No luck with the Sandhill Cranes
Thomas Ford-Hutchinson
Burlington, VT
P.S. Total Birds Seen as of Coming Back to VT just over 2 weeks ago,
80 species. And we still have shorebird, hawk, duck, and gull
migration.
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