*Vermont
*Statewide
8.14.06
*VT0403.06
This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for August 14, 2006 covering the
period August 7-13, 2006.
One to three juvenile BROAD-WINGED HAWKS are still present in Montpelier.
A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen perching on the UVM water tower in Burlington
on August 9th and 10th.
Two SANDHILL CRANES were spotted in fields along the Bristol/Monkton Road
on the 11th of August.
A CASPIAN TERN was sighted on Grand Isle on the 7th and three were seen at
Dead Creek on the 11th.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen on Ward Hill in South Duxbury on August 10th
and in Elmore on the 11th.
Over 1,000 TREE SWALLOWS were observed at Herrick's Cove on the 9th of
August.
A CAROLINA WREN was seen in Brandon and heard in East Dorset this week.
A BLUE-WINGED WARBLER and a TENNESSEE WARBER were spotted in Brandon on
the 11th of August and a WIILSON'S WARBLER was seen in South Duxbury on
the 9th.
The first AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS of the season were seen at Lake Iroquois
on the 12th of August.
Thanks to the following contributors whose observations were cited:
Dorothy Allard, Jeffrey Allen, David Hoag, Craig Newman, Noah Perlut, Fred
and Chris Pratt, Carl Runge, Ruth Stewart, Allan Strong, Lance Tanino, Sue
Wetmore and Terry Wright.
The Vermont Institute of Natural Science offers natural history trips,
lectures and programs. To receive a copy of our program calendar, stop at
one of our centers, call the office during business hours at 802-457-2779
or visit the VINS' web site at http://www.vinsweb.org
This Vermont birding report is a service of the Vermont
Institute of Natural Science. VINS is a non-profit, membership
organization located in Woodstock with regional centers in Quechee,
Montpelier and Manchester. Founded in 1972, VINS' mission is to protect
our natural heritage through education and research. Your membership
supports these goals and this reporting service. Updates are typically
made on Fridays. Please report your sightings of rare or
unusual birds to VINS, or email reports to rba@vinsweb.org.
If you have any interesting birds to report, you can send your
sightings to the RBA via e-mail at: rba@vinsweb.org. Or enter your
sightings on Vermont eBird at http://www.ebird.org/VINS/.
Mary Holland
Chris Rimmer
Kent McFarland
Roz Renfrew
Vermont RBA Compilers
Vermont Institute of Natural Science
Conservation Biology Department
27023 Church Hill Road
Woodstock, VT 05091
802-457-2779
*Statewide
8.14.06
*VT0403.06
This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for August 14, 2006 covering the
period August 7-13, 2006.
One to three juvenile BROAD-WINGED HAWKS are still present in Montpelier.
A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen perching on the UVM water tower in Burlington
on August 9th and 10th.
Two SANDHILL CRANES were spotted in fields along the Bristol/Monkton Road
on the 11th of August.
A CASPIAN TERN was sighted on Grand Isle on the 7th and three were seen at
Dead Creek on the 11th.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen on Ward Hill in South Duxbury on August 10th
and in Elmore on the 11th.
Over 1,000 TREE SWALLOWS were observed at Herrick's Cove on the 9th of
August.
A CAROLINA WREN was seen in Brandon and heard in East Dorset this week.
A BLUE-WINGED WARBLER and a TENNESSEE WARBER were spotted in Brandon on
the 11th of August and a WIILSON'S WARBLER was seen in South Duxbury on
the 9th.
The first AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS of the season were seen at Lake Iroquois
on the 12th of August.
Thanks to the following contributors whose observations were cited:
Dorothy Allard, Jeffrey Allen, David Hoag, Craig Newman, Noah Perlut, Fred
and Chris Pratt, Carl Runge, Ruth Stewart, Allan Strong, Lance Tanino, Sue
Wetmore and Terry Wright.
The Vermont Institute of Natural Science offers natural history trips,
lectures and programs. To receive a copy of our program calendar, stop at
one of our centers, call the office during business hours at 802-457-2779
or visit the VINS' web site at http://www.vinsweb.org
This Vermont birding report is a service of the Vermont
Institute of Natural Science. VINS is a non-profit, membership
organization located in Woodstock with regional centers in Quechee,
Montpelier and Manchester. Founded in 1972, VINS' mission is to protect
our natural heritage through education and research. Your membership
supports these goals and this reporting service. Updates are typically
made on Fridays. Please report your sightings of rare or
unusual birds to VINS, or email reports to rba@vinsweb.org.
If you have any interesting birds to report, you can send your
sightings to the RBA via e-mail at: rba@vinsweb.org. Or enter your
sightings on Vermont eBird at http://www.ebird.org/VINS/.
Mary Holland
Chris Rimmer
Kent McFarland
Roz Renfrew
Vermont RBA Compilers
Vermont Institute of Natural Science
Conservation Biology Department
27023 Church Hill Road
Woodstock, VT 05091
802-457-2779