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With reports of southbound raptors and strong north winds, I ventured to the fields west of Middlebury this afternoon. An hour plus of sky watching only produced a few raptors (1 each Broad-winged Hawk, Osprey, and American Kestrel) and a east moving Barn Swallow. I did how ever find a few nice mixed species flocks along the edge of the fields. Among 7 warbler species was a Bay-breasted Warbler and a couple Blackpoll Warblers. Enjoy fall, Spencer Hardy Complete list: Greater Middlebury Campus Area, Addison, US-VT Sep 16, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments: Forest and tam west of campus 25 species Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 39 Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 3 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1 Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 1 Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 5 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 3 American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 1 Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 1 Seen well through scope and binos. Flying east. Long tail and reddish throat Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 5 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 400 Scoped at the farm along Weybridge st. Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1 Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) 1 Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) 1 Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1 Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 5 Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 2 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 1 American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15188814 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)