Hi Sue. We were birding Parker River NWR in Massachusetts, and sorry to
miss the walk today. Either winged warbler would be a life bird for us;
where was it spotted? Also would love to catch  Blackburnian, Nashville and
the black-throateds at WRM. Only seen them out of state.

On Sat, May 12, 2018, 3:30 PM Sue <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Today the monthly W. Rutland marsh walk had
> an amazing display by four Am. Bitterns that flew about the marsh in
> pairs. A number of laps by both had all participants excited.
> A Golden-Winged warbler was observed and was a life bird for one birder.
> Other warblers were busy feeding on a variety of greenery.
> Noted was the absence of alder and willow flycatchers.
> Sue Wetmore
> >
> > West Rutland Marsh IBA, Rutland, Vermont, US
> > May 12, 2018 7:08 AM - 11:48 AM
> > Protocol: Traveling
> > 3.7 mile(s)
> > Comments:     cool start with mid 50s later in the morning
> > 68 species (+1 other taxa)
> >
> > Canada Goose  14     5 gosling with one adult, others on nest.
> > Wood Duck  3
> > Mallard  4
> > American Bittern  4     two pairs flying over marsh in a seemingly chase
> mode.
> > Great Blue Heron  1
> > Turkey Vulture  5
> > Cooper's Hawk  1
> > Red-tailed Hawk  1
> > Virginia Rail  3
> > Mourning Dove  7
> > Chimney Swift  1
> > Ruby-throated Hummingbird  3
> > Belted Kingfisher  3
> > Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
> > Downy Woodpecker  4
> > Hairy Woodpecker  1
> > Northern Flicker  2
> > Pileated Woodpecker  2
> > Merlin  1
> > Least Flycatcher  3
> > Eastern Phoebe  1
> > Great Crested Flycatcher  2
> > Eastern Kingbird  8
> > Warbling Vireo  7
> > Red-eyed Vireo  3
> > Blue Jay  13
> > American Crow  3
> > Common Raven  8     four recently fledged young were lined up along
> cliff.
> > Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
> > Tree Swallow  4
> > Barn Swallow  7
> > Cliff Swallow  1
> > Black-capped Chickadee  12
> > Tufted Titmouse  2
> > House Wren  1
> > Winter Wren  1
> > Marsh Wren  2     rather quiet perhaps due to the cold start.
> > Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
> > Veery  5
> > Wood Thrush  3
> > American Robin  13
> > Gray Catbird  14     feeding on sumac fruit
> > European Starling  18
> > Ovenbird  7
> > Northern Waterthrush  1
> > Golden-winged Warbler  1     bird  was at first heard bee buzz buzz,
> then seen with proper plumage.
> > Golden-winged/Blue-winged Warbler  1     only song bee buzz heard, did
> not see bird.
> > Black-and-white Warbler  7
> > Nashville Warbler  2
> > Common Yellowthroat  15
> > American Redstart  4
> > Magnolia Warbler  2
> > Blackburnian Warbler  1
> > Yellow Warbler  12
> > Chestnut-sided Warbler  2
> > Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
> > Black-throated Green Warbler  3
> > White-throated Sparrow  2
> > Savannah Sparrow  1
> > Song Sparrow  9
> > Swamp Sparrow  16
> > Northern Cardinal  3
> > Rose-breasted Grosbeak  4
> > Baltimore Oriole  4
> > Red-winged Blackbird  26
> > Brown-headed Cowbird  2
> > Common Grackle  13
> > Purple Finch  2
> > American Goldfinch  12
> >
> > View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45589982
> >
> > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/vt
> )
>