Hi Brian,
The two locations that I had in my posting are in the uppermost northeastern
corner of Vermont.
The best advice that I could give you or anyone else however, about how to
find the best places to bird in Vermont, would be to tell you to purchase
the book entitled, "Birdwatching in Vermont" co-authored by Ted Murin and
Bryan Pfeiffer.
It includes locations, directions to get you to them, where to park once you
are there, when you should be there, etc.
I have this book myself and have found it to be an invaluable wealth of
Vermont birding information.
It does (by the way) have directions to Moose Bog and Silvio O. Conte.
Good luck and great birding,
Jim Mead
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Webster" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 7:01 AM
Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Boreal Species Grand Slam in the Northeast Kingdom
> Excellent list!
>
>
>
> I was sondering how far up in VT these places are? I live in Connecticut,
> and come to VT a lot for camping and birding.
>
>
> I had Boreal Chickadee and Gray Jays in Alaska and I've been hoping to see
> more since. My trip to Mississqui last year was waterbird based (love me
> some Black Terns) and that is the only time in the last few years I've
> been north enough to get those awesome boreal birds....without oodles of
> luck.
>
>
> And it goes without saying that a Black-backed Woodpecker would be a
> lifer! Just wondering.... I'm plannin a trip for mid-June, late-July,
> and sometime in the thick of VT's fall migration (I timed it right last
> weekend.... CT was slowing down and you guys were booming!).
>
>
> Good birding.
>
> -Brian Webster-
> Stratford, CT
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>> Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 22:44:43 -0400
>> From: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [VTBIRD] Boreal Species Grand Slam in the Northeast Kingdom
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> Dwight Cargill and I birded Moose Bog in Wenlock Wildlife Management Area
>> (Ferdinand) & the Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge (Brunswick &
>> Lewis).
>>
>> Wenlock WMA:
>> South America Pond Road (5:55 a.m. - 6:12 a.m.):
>>
>> *BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER- (2m)
>> Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1
>> Winter Wren- 1 singing
>> Nashville Warbler- 1
>> Northern Waterthrush- 2
>> White-throated Sparrow- 2
>> Dark-eyed Junco- 1
>> Purple Finch- 1
>>
>> Moose Bog Trail (6:13 a.m. - 6:55 a.m.):
>>
>> Canada Goose- 3 flying over
>> *SPRUCE GROUSE- 1m
>> Yellow-bellied Flycatcher- 1
>> Blue-headed Vireo- 1
>> Common Raven- 2 flying over
>> Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
>> Golden-crowned Kinglet- 2
>> Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 2
>> Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
>> White-throated Sparrow- 1
>> Purple Finch- 1
>>
>> Rusty Blackbird back out on S. Amer. Pond Rd. at 6:59 a.m.
>>
>> Silvio O. Conte WMR:
>> Stone Dam Rd., Peanut Dam Rd., Eagle's Nest Rd. and Four Miles Rd.
>> (7:19 a.m. - 2:38 p.m.):
>>
>> Wilson's Snipe- 1
>> Northern Flicker- 1
>> Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
>> Yellow-bellied Flycatcher- 25+
>> Alder Flycatcher- 5
>> Least Flycatcher- 15+
>> Blue-headed Vireo- 3
>> Red-eyed Vireo- 2
>> *GRAY JAY- 5
>> Blue Jay- 2
>> American Crow- 3
>> Common Raven- 2
>> *BOREAL CHICKADEE- 6
>> Red-breasted Nuthatch- 4
>> Winter Wren- 10+
>> Golden-crowned Kinglet- 10+
>> Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 15+
>> Veery- 5
>> Hermit Thrush- 15+
>> American Robin- numerous
>> Brown Thrasher- 1
>> Tennessee Warbler- 1 heard by Dwight
>> Nashville Warbler- 20+
>> Northern Parula- 3
>> Chestnut-sided Warbler- 30+
>> Magnolia Warbler- 25+
>> Black-throated Blue Warbler- 10+
>> Yellow-rumped Warbler- 10+
>> Black-throated Green Warbler- 4
>> Blackburnian Warbler- 2
>> Palm Warbler (eastern)- 1
>> American Redstart- 10+
>> Ovenbird- 5
>> Northern Waterthrush- 10+
>> Common Yellowthroat- 12+
>> Canada Warbler- 20+
>> Scarlet Tanager- 1
>> Song Sparrow- 2
>> White-throated Sparrow- 35+
>> Dark-eyed Junco- 10+
>> Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 2
>> Indigo Bunting- 1
>> Purple Finch- 2
>> American Goldfinch- 1
>>
>> Lincoln Sparrow- (3) back in Moose Bog at 4:10 p.m.
>>
>> Sharp-shinned Hawk flying over Rte. 105 in Brighton at 5:17 p.m.
>>
>> Enjoy Birds,
>>
>> Jim Mead
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