*Vermont
*Statewide
10.1.06
*VT0403.06
This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for October 1, 2006 covering the
period September 25 - September 30, 2006.
A HORNED GREBE and several RED-NECKED GREBES were spotted at
Charlotte Town Beach on September 30th.
Two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen at Charlotte Town Beach on
the 30th of September.
The two SANDHILL CRANES that have been observed along Monkton
Road were last spotted and reported on September 26th. They were just
north of the large manure slurry storage tank.
The 7th sighting of a SABINE'S GULL in 18 years occurred at
Charlotte Town Beach on September 30th along with two sightings of a
PARASITIC JAEGER and an unidentified species of JAEGER.
An unusually rare sighting of a SAY'S PHOEBE in Putney was
reported but has yet to be confirmed. The last sighting of this species
occurred in April of 1995 in Brandon.
A flock of forty COMMON RAVENS were spotted passing through
Thetford on September 24th.
A rare sighting of a CONNECTICUT WARBLER at Whitney Creek in
Addison occurred on September 30th. A TENNESSEE WARBLER was spotted in
Rupert on the 27th of September, and at Charlotte Town Park on September
30th. A PALM WARBLER was observed in the Breadloaf Wilderness Area on the
27th of September and at Whitney Creek on the 30th. A BAY-BREASTED
WARBLER was seen along the Cooley Glen Trail in the Breadloaf Wilderness
Area.
A very rare sighting of two NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS took
place at Dead Creek's Brilyea Access on October 1st. A VESPER SPARROW
was sighted on the marina side of Brattleboro Retreat Meadows along with 3
LINCOLN'S SPARROWS on September 30th. A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was also
sighted in Putney and the Breadloaf Wilderness Area on the 27th of
September. The first of the WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen in South
Starksboro, Brattleboro, Bennington and at Dead Creek this week.
Thanks to the following contributors whose observations were cited:
Dwight Cargill, Ken Copenhaver, Bonnie Dundas, Julie Hart, Scott Morrical,
Ted Murin, Davie Rolnick, Taj Schottland, Bill Shepard, Henry Trombley,
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
10.1.06
*VT0403.06
This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for October 1, 2006 covering the
period September 25 - September 30, 2006.
A HORNED GREBE and several RED-NECKED GREBES were spotted at
Charlotte Town Beach on September 30th.
Two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen at Charlotte Town Beach on
the 30th of September.
The two SANDHILL CRANES that have been observed along Monkton
Road were last spotted and reported on September 26th. They were just
north of the large manure slurry storage tank.
The 7th sighting of a SABINE'S GULL in 18 years occurred at
Charlotte Town Beach on September 30th along with two sightings of a
PARASITIC JAEGER and an unidentified species of JAEGER.
An unusually rare sighting of a SAY'S PHOEBE in Putney was
reported but has yet to be confirmed. The last sighting of this species
occurred in April of 1995 in Brandon.
A flock of forty COMMON RAVENS were spotted passing through
Thetford on September 24th.
A rare sighting of a CONNECTICUT WARBLER at Whitney Creek in
Addison occurred on September 30th. A TENNESSEE WARBLER was spotted in
Rupert on the 27th of September, and at Charlotte Town Park on September
30th. A PALM WARBLER was observed in the Breadloaf Wilderness Area on the
27th of September and at Whitney Creek on the 30th. A BAY-BREASTED
WARBLER was seen along the Cooley Glen Trail in the Breadloaf Wilderness
Area.
A very rare sighting of two NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS took
place at Dead Creek's Brilyea Access on October 1st. A VESPER SPARROW
was sighted on the marina side of Brattleboro Retreat Meadows along with 3
LINCOLN'S SPARROWS on September 30th. A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was also
sighted in Putney and the Breadloaf Wilderness Area on the 27th of
September. The first of the WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen in South
Starksboro, Brattleboro, Bennington and at Dead Creek this week.
Thanks to the following contributors whose observations were cited:
Dwight Cargill, Ken Copenhaver, Bonnie Dundas, Julie Hart, Scott Morrical,
Ted Murin, Davie Rolnick, Taj Schottland, Bill Shepard, Henry Trombley,
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