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First hummer appearance at feeders (3). Always fun Bobolink! Colorful Yellow Warbler, Baltimore Oriole and American Redstart. Turkey Vulture at the the ‘ol Roadkill Cafe. First Purple Martin of the spring.

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Among the various spots this weekend this section of the rail trail was by far the most productive for me. East of Sheldon and VT 120, park at oxbow scenic pullover on south, cross VT 105 to get to trail going north. I nabbed two lifers (according to BirdNet 😉 ). I’ve nicknamed this trail the “Chestnut-sided Warbler Trail” I had at least five of them recording multiple singing as well as seeing three of them in various spots along the way. Very birdy trail section–and I was there at 0930.

The two life birds are: Alder Flycatcher (recorded 2x) and Mourning Warbler.

Alder Flycatcher

Alder Flycatcher

Mourning Warbler

Other species seen or heard are Eastern Wood-Pewee, Marsh and House Wren, Ovenbird, Scarlet Tanager, Veery, Common Yellowthroat, American Crow and Raven, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Red-eyed and Warbling Vireo, American Robin, Black-capped Chickadee, Great-crested Flycatcher, Mourning Dove, Purple Finch, Turkey Vulture, Yellow Warbler, American Goldfinch, Hairy Woodpecker, American Redstart, Baltimore Oriole, Gray Catbird, Swamp, Chipping and Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Least Flycatcher and I’ll call this one “maybe (?)” but intriguing Blackpoll Warbler.

House Wren

Veery

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Red-eyed Vireo

Scarlet Tanager

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler and American Redstart

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Baltimore Oriole

Marsh Wren

Swamp Sparrow

Least Flycatcher

Veery

Red-eyed Vireo

“Blackpoll Warbler (?)”

Purple Martin headquarters is along East Shore Road in Isle La Motte between Nobles Hill Road and Church Street. They have about two dozen martin houses in front yard with interpretive sign to boot!

Photos coming soon.

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I visited Saint Michaels College Natural Area yesterday. Two other birders on the way out reported Black-billed Cuckoo here but I never saw or heard it. I recorded and BirdNet IDed two life birds for me: Yellow-throated Warbler (out for debate now) and Philadelphia Vireo. I received several confirmations of the Nashville Warbler recording. Got my first Vermont Green Heron, too.

Saint Michaels College Natural Area

Yellow-throated Warbler

Indigo Bunting

Tennessee and Nashville Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Indigo Bunting #2

Tennessee Warbler #2

Northern Waterthrush

Ovenbird

Philadelphia Vireo

Mud Creek WMA

Over at Mud Creek WMA it remained birdy.

Common Yellowthroat

Gray Catbird

Swamp Sparrow

At our feeders …

Colchester Pond

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Four stops this weekend … Colchester Causeway Trail (Saturday), Missisquoi NWR HQ Road, Mud Creek WMA and Birds of Vermont Museum (Sunday).

At Mud Creek WMA the forest was “alive and kickin’” on Sunday from the trailhead parking lot and fishing bridge to the first four-way trail intersection. Beyond that intersection it was eerily quiet.

Missisquoi NWR HQ Road

Bobolink!

Mud Creek WMA (Sunday)

As I got into the woods just beyond the fishing pier there was a lot of bird activity in both sound and vision. I must have stayed on that initial spot at least a half hour or so thoroughly entertained by it all. Highlight birds were: Multiple Black-and-white, American Redstart and Yellow Warbler, Blue-headed and Warbling Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Scarlet Tanager, Baltimore Oriole, Swamp Sparrow,

American Redstart

Warbling Vireo

Swamp Sparrow and American Redstart

Swamp Sparrow and Veery (according to BirdNet)

Scarlet Tanager (according to BirdNet)

Ovenbird

On the Colchester Causeway from trailhead to about the island on south quite a few Eastern Kingbird, three great-crested Flycatcher calling in woods leading to water. Usual plethora of Song Sparrow. 🙂

Great-crested Flycatcher

Birds of Vermont Museum

Yesterday afternoon visited Birds of Vermont Museum trails. Highlights include Wood and Swainson’s Thrush and the following recorded. Spooked a foraging Ruffed Grouse, too.

Ovenbird

Warbling Vireo

Hermit Thrush

Dark-eyed Junco

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

American Redstart

Black-and-white Warbler

Yard Birds

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I’m going to call the American Redstart “our returning breeder.” We had pair last year out front we saw from spring to fall last year. This bird singing constantly this morning in “same spot.” 🙂

American Redstart

Also had a Baltimore Oriole yesterday at suet feeder array. First time we have seen one here. We heard them last year.

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Saturday attended the Green Mountain Audubon trip to Little River State Park. Nice park and walk. 30 species seen highlight species for me: Red-necked Grebe, Common Loon, Blue-headed Vireo, Hermit Thrush, Black-and-white Warbler, and Pine Warbler.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Pine Warbler

Hermit Thrush

Black-and-white Warbler

Blue-headed Vireo

Yard birds …

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Wood Thrush

Yellow Warbler

Eastern Phoebe

Saint Albans Beach Submerged Cement Fishing Pier had both Common and Caspian Tern.

Missisquoi NWR Driving Around

Baltimore Oriole

Savannah Sparrow

Wilson’s Snipe

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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UPDATE 4-25-2023: 13 White-throated Sparrow this morning foraging below feeders on deck.

UPDATE 4-24-2023: I just had seven (at least) White-throated Sparrow foraging below deck underneath our feeder array. Seen from basement slider door. Photos below.

Photos from places visited …

Black Creek WMA

Fairfield Swamp WMA

Maquam Shore Road

Missisquoi NWR

Missisquoi River

Rock Creek WMA

Saint Albans Beach

Shelburne Farm

Sheldon yard

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The Vermont Birder Guy