Great Trifecta Plus Ruth!!
--- On Tue, 8/17/10, Ruth Stewart <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Ruth Stewart <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [VTBIRD] Bald Eagles, peregrine and merlin!
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Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 10:33 PM
When one sees Bald Eagles, peregrines and merlins - kestrals, harriers, etc all in one day in VT, one knows it's been a banner day!!
Definitely a first in all my years birding in VT (since early 70s). Add to that CLOSE up views of shorebirds... well - it doesn't get much better!!!
ruth stewart , E Dorset
Barb Powers , Manchester
Location: Stone Bridge-Panton
> Observation date: 8/17/10
> Notes: Stone Dam, Farrell Access and Brylia accumulative count. low 80s, sunny. Shorebirds foraging along edges.
> Number of species: 34
>
> Wood Duck 1
> Mallard 11
> Green-winged Teal (American) X waaaaay distant to the south at Farrell Access
> Great Blue Heron 24
> Great Egret 5 are Egrets nesting in VT now?
> Turkey Vulture 4
> Bald Eagle 2 - 4th year birds? White heads, mottled tail still
> Northern Harrier 3
> American Kestrel 2 at least 6-7 others seen on wires from E Dorset and back
> Merlin 1
> Peregrine Falcon 1
> Killdeer 2
> Spotted Sandpiper 8
> Solitary Sandpiper 2 - seen in flight; but IDed by others at Bryilea
> Greater Yellowlegs 2
> Lesser Yellowlegs 1
> Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 at Brilyea
> Least Sandpiper X
> White-rumped Sandpiper 1 at Stone Dam
> Pectoral Sandpiper 1 at Stone Dam
> Ring-billed Gull 1
> Northern Flicker 1
> Eastern Kingbird 5
> American Crow 12
> Barn Swallow X
> Black-capped Chickadee 2
> Eastern Bluebird 1
> American Robin 5
> European Starling X
> Cedar Waxwing 3
> Yellow Warbler 2
> Song Sparrow 4
> Common Grackle 1
> American Goldfinch X
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt)
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