In spite of Bald Eagle presence and high water levels,[good/bad], loon family appears to be doing well. Cheers Roy Pilcher -----Original Message----- From: do-not-reply <[log in to unmask]> To: shamwariVT <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Mon, Jul 1, 2013 8:49 pm Subject: eBird Report - Kent Pond - Killington (99 acres), Jul 1, 2013 Kent Pond - Killington (99 acres), Rutland, US-VT Jul 1, 2013 8:50 AM - 10:10 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.75 mile(s) Comments: Water level high in Kent Pond. 38 species Common Loon 4 Included 2chicks. Great Blue Heron 1 Osprey 1 Bald Eagle 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Acting peculiar! Perched on top of an alder bush twice while calling. Ring-billed Gull 1 Mourning Dove 1 Black-billed Cuckoo 1 Chimney Swift 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Belted Kingfisher 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Alder Flycatcher 1 Least Flycatcher 1 Red-eyed Vireo 4 Blue Jay 2 Common Raven 3 Barn Swallow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 3 Veery 5 American Robin 4 Gray Catbird 3 European Starling 4 Cedar Waxwing 6 Ovenbird 1 Common Yellowthroat 8 American Redstart 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 Chipping Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Common Grackle 6 Purple Finch 4 American Goldfinch 5 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14551138 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/vt)