This morning (0820-1115) 35 species were tallied. Connecticut River
water level was up with no mud flats exposed to attract shorebirds.
Out by the island at the mouth of the cove a Merlin and Cooper's Hawk
were observed giving one another grief. There was a nice assortment
of warblers (8 spp.) but overall numbers were low.

Canada Goose 25
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 4
Cooper's Hawk 1
Merlin 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 3
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 10
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Gray Catbird 7
Cedar Waxwing too many erratic birds flycatching to get a count
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Canada Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Baltimore Oriole 4
American Goldfinch X

--
Kenneth Cox
South Reading, VT
http://northernwingsbirder.blogspot.com/