This morning Rutland County Audubon joined members of the local chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration for a visit to property along Rte 73 in Brandon, which was put into the Wetland Reserve Program.
The change in the past few years is remarkable as evidenced by the variety of birds there, not the least of which is Least Bittern.
29 species
Mallard 8
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Least Bittern 2
Great Blue Heron 3
Virginia Rail 1
Common Gallinule 3
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 4
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 2
Marsh Wren 5
Veery 3
Gray Catbird 2
Cedar Waxwing 2
Common Yellowthroat 4
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler 4
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 3
The visit was a result of the finding of a Pied-billed Grebe nest by Roy Pilcher this past spring. You can read about it here:
http://rutlandcountyaudubon.org/journal/2013/5/21/a-conservation-success-story.html
Sue Elliott
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