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Hi all, Just a couple of highlights from a busy weekend of hiking and birding: On Saturday morning, I heard and briefly saw a Swainson's Thrush at the parking lot in Lincoln Gap while leaving the car for a hike up Mount Abe. Although I didn't have my binoculars, the bird repeatedly gave the distinctive 'whit' or 'pit' call, and in a naked-eye view of the upperparts from behind I did not notice that the tail was at all orange. Although I didn't realize it at the time, this represents a very late record of the species in Vermont. Further along the trail, I heard a flyover flock of Pine Siskins and there were two Snow Buntings quietly feeding on the summit. This afternoon, I made it up to the mouth of Dead Creek in Vergennes where the three previously reported Hudsonian Godwits provided outstanding views. Two of the birds are adults, including one missing a leg, while the third is a juvenile, offering a nice comparison. Although I was initially struck by the difference in size and bill length between two of the birds, I watched each bird stretch its wings at different points and the black underwing linings unquestionably made them all HUGOs. For those who are interested, photos are embedded in my eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25664169. Good birding, Don Jones Middlebury, VT / Laramie, WY