Not Bad for March in Vermont
Here’s our eBird list from our first monthly bird monitoring walk at the Missisquoi Wildlife Refuge in Swanton. We had 15 people show up! I was thrilled, especially since March is pretty slow in Vermont when it comes to birding. But with songs of Red-winged Blackbirds in our ears and the consistent flyovers by geese, oh yeah, and the warm temperatures, I guess folks were really keen on getting outside.
Location: MNWR-Old Railroad Passage
Observation date: 3/20/10
Notes: First Friends of Missisquoi NWR monthly bird monitoring walk. Counted birds only on the east side of Tabor Road.
Number of species: 20
Snow Goose 8 flyover-1 flock
Canada Goose 105 flyover-4 flocks
Mallard 13
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 1 heard only
Ring-billed Gull 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1 heard only
Pileated Woodpecker 1 heard only
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 2
European Starling 2
American Tree Sparrow 7 singing
Song Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 13
Common Grackle 6
American Goldfinch 1
Our next walk is Saturday, April 17th on Maquam Creek Trail. Join me!
Popularity: 31% [?]
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Annette Goyne
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