Trees down in Brandon and a big pine across Hollow Rd.
A new one for my walk was the flight call of a loon!
A group of white-throated sparrows sounded like a choir as they sang.
An empid remained silent prefering to remain anonymous.
Sue Wetmore
> 
> Brandon Hollow Road, Rutland, Vermont, US
> May 5, 2018 7:15 AM - 9:40 AM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 1.0 mile(s)
> Comments:     Trees down due high winds last night.
> 29 species (+1 other taxa)
> 
> Ruffed Grouse  3     Two drumming, third flew by me.
> Common Loon  1     Heard bird flight call did not see it.
> Turkey Vulture  2
> Mourning Dove  1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
> Downy Woodpecker  1
> Northern Flicker  2
> Empidonax sp.  1
> Eastern Phoebe  1
> Blue Jay  3
> American Crow  5
> Common Raven  2     Two birds softly conversing with each other after perched bird flew to join the other.
> Black-capped Chickadee  6
> Tufted Titmouse  1
> House Wren  2
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
> American Robin  5
> Ovenbird  7
> Black-and-white Warbler  2     Female was on the ground and flew with a dead leaf in beak.
> American Redstart  1
> Pine Warbler  2
> Chipping Sparrow  2
> Field Sparrow  3
> Savannah Sparrow  7
> Song Sparrow  1
> Eastern Towhee  3
> Northern Cardinal  3
> Brown-headed Cowbird  3
> House Finch  1
> American Goldfinch  5
> 
> View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45291164
> 
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