*Vermont
*Statewide
12.4.06
*VT0403.06
This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for December 4, 2006 covering the period
November 27-December 3, 2006.
The HARLEQUIN DUCK that was first observed on 11/22 at Shelburne Point
was last seen on 11/27 across from the Shelburne shipyard.
Nine RED-THROATED LOONS were seen in Brattleboro on 11/30.
A GADWALL and a NORTHERN SHOVELER were spotted at Mud Creek on
12/3. A female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was observed at the shipyard on
11/29. A BLACK SCOTER was sighted off Grand Isle on 11/28 and at Herrick's
Cove (a female) on 11/29.
A BONAPARTE'S GULL was seen at Herrick's Cove on 11/20.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was observed in Shelburne on 12/3.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was perched in view at Lake Carmi State Park
on 12/3.
A lingering TREE SWALLOW was reported in Washington on 11/29.
A pair of CAROLINA WRENS was seen at a feeder in Hartland on
11/26. A WINTER WREN was observed at Herrick's Cove on 11/29.
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was sighted at Dead Creek on 11/25 in a flock
of 7 HORNED LARKS.
Thanks to the following contributors whose observations were
cited: Greg Askew, Ginny Barlow, Susan and Dean Greenberg, Fred and Chris
Pratt, Heidi Rich, Nancy Ross, Taj Schottland and Anthony Zemba.
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
Conservation Biology Department
Vermont Institute of Natural Science
6565 Woodstock Road
PO Box 1281
Quechee, VT 05059
802-359-5001
*Statewide
12.4.06
*VT0403.06
This is the Vermont Rare Bird Alert for December 4, 2006 covering the period
November 27-December 3, 2006.
The HARLEQUIN DUCK that was first observed on 11/22 at Shelburne Point
was last seen on 11/27 across from the Shelburne shipyard.
Nine RED-THROATED LOONS were seen in Brattleboro on 11/30.
A GADWALL and a NORTHERN SHOVELER were spotted at Mud Creek on
12/3. A female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was observed at the shipyard on
11/29. A BLACK SCOTER was sighted off Grand Isle on 11/28 and at Herrick's
Cove (a female) on 11/29.
A BONAPARTE'S GULL was seen at Herrick's Cove on 11/20.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was observed in Shelburne on 12/3.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was perched in view at Lake Carmi State Park
on 12/3.
A lingering TREE SWALLOW was reported in Washington on 11/29.
A pair of CAROLINA WRENS was seen at a feeder in Hartland on
11/26. A WINTER WREN was observed at Herrick's Cove on 11/29.
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was sighted at Dead Creek on 11/25 in a flock
of 7 HORNED LARKS.
Thanks to the following contributors whose observations were
cited: Greg Askew, Ginny Barlow, Susan and Dean Greenberg, Fred and Chris
Pratt, Heidi Rich, Nancy Ross, Taj Schottland and Anthony Zemba.
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
Conservation Biology Department
Vermont Institute of Natural Science
6565 Woodstock Road
PO Box 1281
Quechee, VT 05059
802-359-5001