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..... gorgeous Lapland Longspurs are singing from a treetop in a bright morning's sun! So it was this morning on Basin Harbor Road, just south of Route 125 in Bridport. Ron Payne, Josh Lincoln, and I counted, watched and photographed 34 Lapland Longspurs in a mixed flock of Horned Larks (mostly) and Snow Buntings (occasionally) along the roadside. At one point a number of Snow Buntings and Lapland Longspurs (both males and females) flew into the branches of a small roadside tree in the otherwise wide open fields! The species list is below. These field species were abundant as we drove among large roadside fields. We also visited the Champlain Bridge and Tri-Town water treatment facility. Saw similar species and numbers that have been reported recently. The checklists can be found at: http://ebird.org/ebird/vt/view/checklist?subID=S13474060 http://ebird.org/ebird/vt/view/checklist?subID=S13474126 Ian ------------------- Basin Harbor Road, Bridport, Addison, US-VT Mar 21, 2013 10:15 AM - 11:12 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.9 mile(s) 7 species Red-tailed Hawk 1 Rough-legged Hawk 3 Ring-billed Gull 1 American Crow 4 Horned Lark 115 Counted by 10s Lapland Longspur 34 Counted by individuals. At one point several were in the top of a tree along with some Snow Buntings. Snow Bunting 430 Counted by 10s and/or 50s View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13473758