Vermont Birds

[VTBIRD] bittern

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:13:25 -0500

There were a couple of American Bitterns kunk-a-chunking at the upper meadows in Rockingham.

[VTBIRD] cattle egret

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:11:23 -0500

Hey Don, where did you get the cattle egret?

[VTBIRD] Sora

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:06:29 -0500

Had a couple of great views of this 'marsh walker' this afternoon at the
Wildlife Management Area off of South Stream Rd in Pownal. I first noticed
the bird on the far edge of the cat tail rising and falling but was looking
into the sun so it was difficult to

Re: [VTBIRD] Bird Netting

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:01:00 -0500

I use Gardeners' Supply netting around my garden. It's been effective
for years at keeping out deer, rabbits and the local woodchuck.
However, three times in the last ten years, a bird has become tangled
in it. Two I saw early enough and was able to free,

Re: [VTBIRD] Bird Netting

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:18:36 -0500

Hi Rick

From what I see at that link the netting shown is nothing like the netting for
windows that has a very very small mesh, rigid, supported and held between
2 heavy 'dowels'. The netting at the link you provided looks like it covers
plants and almost looks like 'mist'

[VTBIRD] Yesterday's Sandhill Crane in Brandon

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:39:58 -0500

Here is a link to a photo of the Sandhill Crane Sue Wetmore saw in Brandon late yesterday afternoon:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rutlandcountyaudubon/7267365910/

Sue and Marv Elliott

Re: [VTBIRD] Window Netting

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:53:31 -0500

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[VTBIRD] Victrory: Black-backeds and Team Pipit

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:12:05 -0500

Spent the morning at Victory IBA and was surprized to find a flock of 150
Pine Siskins circling above Rogers Creek trail. Also noted was a flock of 18
Cedar Waxwing. What's with these birds? When are they going to disperse!!
Canada Warblers everywhere and a pair of Black-backed Woodpeckers along

Re: [VTBIRD] Window Netting

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:46:51 -0500

Here is a link for one supplier of netting.

http://www.birdscreen.com/MainPage.htm

The netting has the same mesh dimentions as a window screen or the sliding
patio door screens on homes. The top and bottom are a hard plastic with eye
hooks on top for attaching to screw hooks in the outside window

Re: [VTBIRD] Window Netting

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:11:50 -0500

Where do you get the netting? I assume the dowels at the top and bottom are part of it.
On 2012-05-25, at 10:40 AM, carolyn boardman wrote:

> looks very good, cannot even see it
> do you know the size of the openings in the net? 1 in? or smaller?
> I

Re: [VTBIRD] Birding Berlin Pond

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:12:33 -0500

Just a few points to add about Berlin Pond. I went up to the pond yesterday
afternoon and parking is no longer allowed at the north end. It doesn't
really say that yet, but there are new posted signs up and a Montpelier
police officer was directing people not to park there. He

Re: [VTBIRD] Window Netting

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:40:12 -0500

looks very good, cannot even see it
do you know the size of the openings in the net? 1 in? or smaller?
I wouldn't want the birds to get stuck in the net.
I use several strips of sparkling tape and it is great when the wind blows,
which it does here
and we

[VTBIRD] Fwd: eBird Report - Bolton/Broadway Trail, May 18, 2012

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:36:31 -0500

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Subject: eBird Report - Bolton/Broadway Trail, May 18, 2012
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 10:34:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: (email address filtered)
To:

Bolton/Broadway Trail, Chittenden, US-VT
May 18, 2012 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Bruce MacPherson and I walked the upper section of the Broadway

[VTBIRD] Birding Berlin Pond

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:57:47 -0500

Greetings, VTBIRDers (again):

Having spend the better part of the past three decades birdwatching at
Berlin Pond, I'll offer only a few insights on the recent Vermont
Supreme Court ruling on public access. (More will come later on my
blog.) The most important thing for birders to understand now is that

[VTBIRD] What's Outside No. 6

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:26:14 -0500

Greetings, VTBIRDers:

Although we're still in the thick of things with birds, this week's
edition of What's Outside features a tiger (beetle), a mink (frog) and a
rattlesnake (fern). Also of note was a Golden-winged Warbler singing on
Monday at the entrance to Bill Sladyk Wildlife Management Area at the
south

[VTBIRD] Robins

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:02:02 -0500

Our nest of robins has fledged young running around the yard.

Sue Wetmore
Brandon

TestSent from my iPod

[VTBIRD] Crane

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:27:41 -0500

At 6:07 just south of the pond on Rt 7
In a field across from the Brandon Motor Lodge a Sandhill Crane was feeding.

Sue Wetmore

TestSent from my iPod

[VTBIRD] CCC Road, Shrewsbury - May 24

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:13:17 -0500

Although the CCC Road from Plymouth to Shrewsbury is closed, it is accessible to foot traffic from the Shrewsbury side. The birding was very pleasant this morning with lots of Blackburnian and Magnolia warblers.

CCC Road, Shrewsbury, Rutland, US-VT
May 24, 2012 7:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
34 species

Ruffed Grouse

Re: [VTBIRD] Prairie Warblers/Curiosity kills a cat

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:10:50 -0500

I live on the north slope of Brigham Hill in Essex Town. I had prairie warbler once before about 5-6 years back, singing it's heart out for a couple hours. Was in that same piece of power line-y habitat. Gone the next day. That was closer to May 30th.

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[VTBIRD] Window Netting

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:46:23 -0500

I posted pictures of window netting on my house from inside and outside at
my Flickr site: From inside most times, I don't even know they are netted.
These have been up for 3 years all year long and there has been no deaths
are injuries to birds for the

Re: [VTBIRD] Chukar ion Hinesburg.

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:08:42 -0500

I know there was a chukar living on Dorset Street near intersection of Pond Road for some years. My husband and I met him on the road one day when he escaped his pen. I wonder if this is another bird that just escaped it's pen short term or

Re: [VTBIRD] Prairie Warblers/Curiosity kills a cat

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:00:55 -0500

What town does your yard and apple tree reside in? Prairie Warbler is one
of the species with expanding / changing range.

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From: "Rick Renaud" <(email address filtered)>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:51 AM
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Subject: [VTBIRD] Prairie Warblers

> Got home @ 6pm last night, hopped out of the

Re: [VTBIRD] BB Cuckoo

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:48:16 -0500

We hear BB Cuckoo in Hinesburg several nights this week.

Kay Johnson
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From: Mundi Smithers <(email address filtered)>
To: VTBIRD <(email address filtered)>
Sent: Tue, May 22, 2012 1:06 pm
Subject: [VTBIRD] BB Cuckoo

I was serenaded several time last night between 2:00 and 4:00!

Mundi
North Pownal

[VTBIRD] Prairie Warblers

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:51:20 -0500

Got home @ 6pm last night, hopped out of the car and heard a distinct but unfamiliar warbler-y song. Got my glasses and quickly had great looks at a Prairie warbler. Looking at him, I heard another from the ledgey powerline behind my house. They hung around and sang for

Re: [VTBIRD] Window Strikes

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:29:51 -0500

Thank you for the tip.
Kristin
On May 24, 2012 5:52 AM, "Thomas Berriman" <(email address filtered)>
wrote:

> Hi Kristen
>
> You may have to leave the newspaper up until the robin is done with its
> territorial skit. Some people will suggest varrious hanging cd's, window
> stickers, wavy lines with movement etc. BUT the

Re: [VTBIRD] Window Strikes

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:52:52 -0500

Hi Kristen

You may have to leave the newspaper up until the robin is done with its
territorial skit. Some people will suggest varrious hanging cd's, window
stickers, wavy lines with movement etc. BUT the only thing that works ALL
the time is netting the windows if you are serious about

[VTBIRD] advice on window crasher

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:40:46 -0500

Hello All,

I have a robin who thinks that she can fly through my house. Every time I
think she has moved on and I remove the newspapers covering the windows for
her safety she resumes smacking into the window which is not good for her.

I want recommendations on some sort of

[VTBIRD] Green herons and merlin

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:26:09 -0500

A walk this a.m. at the Manchester Rec Park started with 2 flyover Green Herons and ended with a falcon flyover, believed to be a Merlin. It was encouraging to see that the Tree Swallows have returned - sorta. All air activity has been nil at this location

Re: [VTBIRD] SIX Great Egrets on recently conserved land in Hinesburg

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:03:40 -0500

Re: LaPlatte Great Egrets: in addition to the 2 great egrets that are
common at the LaPlatte Nature Reserve trail by the Shelburne Bay Fishing
access there are regularly 3 in the farm ponds behind the first 2
barns on the east side of Dorset St. just south of intersection with Cheese
Factory

[VTBIRD] Bay-breasted & Mourning Warbler, Chipman Hill

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:31:59 -0500

In the mist and rain on Chipman Hill in Middlebury this morning, I saw two Bay-breasted Warbelrs and heard a Mourning Warbler.

Full checklist:
http://ebird.org/ebird/vt/view/checklist?subID=S10823259

--
Ron Payne
Middlebury, VT

[VTBIRD] bird friendly firewood

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:47:12 -0500

I thought all you birders that heat with wood would be very interested
in this. It should also be of interest to those of you who have forest
that you'd like to have managed:

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Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 03:29:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: firewood
To: Patti

[VTBIRD] SIX Great Egrets on recently conserved land in Hinesburg

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:31 -0500

Good Morning,

Yes, it was! An hour and a half of birding on Lavigne Hill resulted in
seeing/hearing 45 species today. The big surprise happened right at the
end. Liz Lee, Linda Gionti and I were standing at the jct of Lavigne Hill
road and rte 116 when Linda noticed something

[VTBIRD] Final Reminder

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:41:33 -0500

Hi All!

Just a final reminder of the "Big Morning and Birder BBQ" at CrossHaven Farm in Moretown this Saturday morning.

So far 45 birders from around the state have signed-up to come!

Please come join us for birding and an opportunity to put faces and names together with your fellow birders.

RSVP to

[VTBIRD] Pico Peak

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:37:59 -0500

The full complement of breeding species were back on Pico Peak yesterday
morning. VCE's Birdathon team camped out in the GMC hut at 3400'
elevation on Sunday night, then hiked the 1/4 mile to the summit at
dawn. In addition to expected regulars like Winter Wren, American
Robin,

[VTBIRD] Least Bittern at West Rutland Marsh - May 22

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:26:32 -0500

Visiting the marsh this afternoon for some repairs around the kiosk, we heard and saw quite a bit of bird activity despite the time of day. While one of us was working the one goofing off watched a Least Bittern fly low over the boardwalk.

26 species

Canada Goose 17
Mallard 4
American

[VTBIRD] Least Bittern (Hinesburg) still there... nesting potential?

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:46:54 -0500

Hi VTBirders,

The Least Bittern that Ali Wagner found in the wetland off RT 116 was there
this morning at 10:00. After only five minutes of hopelessly scanning the
cattails, the bittern popped up into view. It was very skittish while out
of cover, darting its head from side to side.

[VTBIRD] Bristol Pond

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:35:51 -0500

Actually a day late. From about noon yesterday, very hot and quiet, but at least one crane flew over. Swamp Sparrow sat up in plain sight and sang and sang and sang. Best of all, about a half mile north on Rte 116 a Black Vulture, my

[VTBIRD] BB Cuckoo

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:06:11 -0500

I was serenaded several time last night between 2:00 and 4:00!

Mundi

North Pownal

[VTBIRD] Four Cerulean Warblers, southern end of Snake Mountain

Tue, 22 May 2012 05:01:56 -0500

Ron Payne and I surveyed a transect for Cerulean Warblers from Mountain
Road, Birdport south to the Cerulean Warbler location in Bridport, near
my home. The transect is 0.6 miles long, along the east facing slopes
of the southern end of Snake Mountain.

We found four singing males; three spaced

Re: [VTBIRD] NEK Audubon Quest for Birds

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:57:50 -0500

Really great Tom!
Any chance you'll make it down for our "big morning and BBQ" on Saturday? Love to pay back some of your hospitality.
Scott Sainsbury

Sent from my iPad

On May 21, 2012, at 4:08 PM, Thomas Berriman <(email address filtered)> wrote:

> Sunday, 10 NEK Audubon memebrs traveled

Re: [VTBIRD] Colchester Pond highlights and IMBD explanation

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:12:40 -0500

Eric,

I must have just missed you at Colchester Pond this morning. I arrived about a half hour after you started out. I was excited to hear the Louisiana Waterthrush you mentioned. He allowed me to get within close range while continuing to belt out his great

[VTBIRD] Yellow-throated Vireo at Woodside

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:54:32 -0500

In Essex this afternoon on the south side of the park along the river.

[VTBIRD] Philadelphia Vireo?

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:35:22 -0500

I got three quick looks and listened for ages to a mystery vireo at
the Beeken Rivershore Preserve just outside of Richmond. The bird
definitely wasn't a Red-Eyed or a Blue-Headed, but the song wasn't
like any I can find on-line for either Yellow-Throated or
Philadelphia.

[VTBIRD] Birding Hotspots in Brandon - May 21

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:00:45 -0500

Thanks to Sue Wetmore for a tour of the birding hotspots of Brandon this morning - Pearl St, Short Swamp Rd, and Hollow Rd. The following is a compilation of all the sites (separate eBird lists submitted).

Highlights were a Sora and Virginia Rail on Pearl St. as well as

[VTBIRD] Cerulean Warbler - Newport

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:36:31 -0500

On May 19th there was a singing Cerulean Warbler near Newport. It was
along Lane Road about 1.5 miles south of the 105 on the eastern side.

Brian Pomfret
Brantford, ON
Canada

[VTBIRD] NEK Audubon Quest for Birds

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:08:12 -0500

Sunday, 10 NEK Audubon memebrs traveled through Essex and Orleans
counties in a 'Quest for Birds' marathon, hoping to break the century mark
during the 5 am to 5 pm time period. We did with 106 species but the list
while long was 'nothing to write home about'.
Best birds

Re: [VTBIRD] Least Bittern - yes

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:16:51 -0500

Has anyone spotted the Least Bittern recently? We think we may be able to go up to Hinesburg tomorrow ifthere's a chance of it still being around.
Thanks!!
Kate & Dory

> Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 15:30:17 -0400
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> Subject: [VTBIRD] Least Bittern - yes
> To: (email address

[VTBIRD] Nighthawk Brandon, May 19, 2012

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:58:37 -0500

Yesterday during our birdathon we saw a remarkable sight on Hollow Rd in Brandon. From a distance we spotted something sitting in the road which took flight as a truck approached. To our amazement it turned out to be a nighthawk. It swooped out of sight and finally flew overhead.
We

[VTBIRD] Colchester Pond highlights and IMBD explanation

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:31:26 -0500

Hello Vermont Birders:

First, I wanted to address an assumption that I have incorrectly been
making. I referenced IMBD several times on the listserv recently thinking
everyone know what it meant. I did not offer an explanation for the
acronym. IMBD stands for International Migratory Bird Day. My apologies
if this

[VTBIRD] Cerulean Warbler - Wantastiquet

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:52:17 -0500

This morning I spend several hours on the Wantastiquet Mountain trail (in NH across the Connecticut from Brattleboro). After about 2 hours, enough sunlight finally warmed the west facing slope and birds became active and singing. A Cerulean Warbler finally appeared and gave a few opportunities for photographs, though one