Took a tour alonf rt. 5 north to the Ompompanusic River  to Campbell Flats
and back to Ledyard Bridge, and Wilder Dam. Highlights were:
Rt. 5 near Quonset hut:

Baltimore oriole
Red-wings
Catbirds
Grackles
Kingbirds
Starlings- a family sitting on the telephone wire
Cedar Waxwings

Pompy/rt. 132:

Cliff and Barn Swallows still nesting under the bridge rt. 91.
7 Turkey Vultures- close views
1 Green Heron
Mallards
Grackles
Starlings
Canada Geese with family
Rock Doves under bridge

Campbell Flats:

2 Baltimore Orioles 1M 1F
1 Veery
2 Am. Redstarts
Sonf Sparrows
12 Cedar Waxwings
House Wren
Black & White warbler
Field Sparrow
? flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
3 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers making a big fuss

Ledyard Bridge area:

B.oriole m
Mallards
Y. warblers
Grackle
Rock Dove nesting under bridge
Eastern Phoebe
Cedar Waxwings
Highlight:

Watched a female American Redstart building her nest in a Sumac bush.
Photos here:

http://galleries.creaturekinships.com/?page_id=254

At Wilder dam, a brief visit confirmed that:
1 Ring-necked Duck
1 Bufflehead....
are still hanging out at the South end before the dam. Pretty amazing.

Aslo seen:
Brown Thrasher
Y. Warbler
Catbirds
Song Sparrows

A short visit to Lyman park behind Listen in White River produced:
Ovenbird
Red-eyed vireos
 and more. Great birding spot
Sadly, no Bank Swallows or evidence of holes in the bank.

Spotted, photographed (and heard) a Pewee near the Beaver Pond on Tigertown
Rd.
We still have at home:

Rose-breasted Grosbealks
Evening Grosbeaks
Purple Finches
Goldfinches
Veery
Hermit Thrush
Ovenbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Chickadees-nesting
Hairy, Downy Wp
YB sapsuckers
Occasional RW Blackbird
B Jays
Phoebes-nesting

Life is Good! Birds are great!


-- 
Cindy Crawford

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