April 23, 2007

A Common Tern, quite rare for central Vermont, made a brief appearance at Berlin Pond the day after Earth Day. Another highlight was a Horned Grebe in breeding plumage. And arriving warblers included Palm Warbler (1) and Yellow-rumped Warbler (2). A few Ruby-crowned Kinglets (right) were flashing their crowns and singing. Here's the complete list from the pond:

Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Horned Grebe
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Cooper's Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Common Tern
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch