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Location: The Gables at East Mountain Observation date: 3/20/10 Notes: Two Tree Swallows and a pair of Eastern Bluebirds investigating four potential nesting boxes. Number of species: 8 Tree Swallow 2 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Eastern Bluebird 2 American Robin 2 European Starling 5 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2 Northern Cardinal 2 Location: Lake Bomoseen-Castleton (2360 acres) Observation date: 3/20/10 Notes: Observations made from four stations around the lake. Lake still about 95% frozen. Open water increasing along shoreline. Red-shouldered hawk seen and heard in same area that a pair nested three years ago. Number of species: 22 Canada Goose 4 Mallard 8 Green-winged Teal 1 Bufflehead 1 Common Merganser 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 5 Downy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 3 Common Raven 2 Black-capped Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 American Robin 1 European Starling 4 Song Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1 Northern Cardinal 1 Red-winged Blackbird 5 Common Grackle 4 Location: Lake Bomoseen/Hubbardton Marshes IBA Observation date: 3/20/10 Notes: Upper end of the lake is now completely open water. Sixty-five of the Canada Geese were in a single skein heading north. Number of species: 10 Canada Goose 72 American Wigeon 1 American Black Duck 6 Mallard 1 Ring-necked Duck 13 Hooded Merganser 4 Downy Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 5 Location: Hubbardton Battlefield Observation date: 3/20/10 Notes: Inviting south breeze! American Kestrel appeared to be migrating. Paused momentarily on a snag in front of observer! Common Grackles also appeared to be migrating. Number of species: 13 Canada Goose 35 Turkey Vulture 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Kestrel 1 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 13 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 American Robin 1 Song Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Common Grackle 9 American Goldfinch 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt) Cheers, Roy Pilcher The Gables at East Mountain, Rutland, Vermont Speaking the same language.