September 28, 2007

A flurry of bird activity this morning for our last bird walk of the fall. Highlights included two low flying Osprey, a Lincoln's Sparrow and a Palm Warbler. Here's the complete list:

Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Parula
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Palm Warbler
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
American Goldfinch

September 23, 2007

It was a bright, sunny day for the teen birding trip to Plum Island this past Sunday. Click here for a picture of the group, and see the links in the bird list below for pictures of those that were close enough to photograph.


Our bird list is as follows:

Double-crested Cormorant Sanderling
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Merlin
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Baird's Sandpiper
Dunlin
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed Dowitcher
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Willet
Red Knot
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Laughing Gull
Caspian Tern
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
American Crow
Blue Jay
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
American Pipit
Baltimore Oriole

September 19, 2007

More Monarch tagging today - that makes about two dozen or so tagged so far. Also a Band-winged Meadowhawk around the butterfly garden today.

September 18, 2007

It's a great time of year for darner dragonflies. Black-tipped, Lance-tailed and Canada. Yellow-legged Meadowhawks are also still flying.

September 17, 2007

Some interesting bird reports from over the weekend, including a Red-necked Grebe on Berlin Pond and an immature Hooded Merganser from a small pond in Middlesex. Also in Middlesex an Ovenbird was heard giving its breeding season "flight song", a song usually heard in the summer months.

September 14, 2007

More migrants about for this morning's bird walk. A Northern Parula Warbler put in a brief appearance, as well as Black-throated Green, Yellow-rumped and Chestnut-sided Warblers. Purple Finches, Gray Catbirds, and large flocks of Cedar Waxwings and American Robins are all taking advantage of the abundance of fruit along the river. Seed heads of Ten-rayed Sunflower are attracting the attention of Black-capped Chickadees

September 13, 2007

More migrants out and about today - Solitary Sandpiper, Red-eyed Vireo, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Black-throated Green Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Flicker - as well as more Monarchs

September 12, 2007

Despite the winds, a good day for Monarch. We tagged 10 this afternoon during our first Monach Butterfly Tagging program of the season. Also a good day for raptors - Turkey Vulture, Broad-winged Hawk and Northern Harrier were all seen migrating south today.

September 12, 2007

Despite the winds, a good day for Monarch. We tagged 10 this afternoon during our first Monach Butterfly Tagging program of the season. Also a good day for raptors - Turkey Vulture, Broad-winged Hawk and Northern Harrier were all seen migrating south today.

September 8, 2007

Pictures of the emerging Black Swallowtail have been posted. Click here, or scroll down to the news for August 31st.

September 7, 2007

A wonderful assortment of migrating songbirds graced our first morning bird walk of the fall. A young Merlin seemed to be attracted to the large flock of migrants foraging in the woods along the river. The following birds were all seen or heard along the trails at the nature center:

Merlin
Swainson's Thrush

Belted Kingfisher
American Robin

Mourning Dove
Gray Catbird

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Cedar Waxwing

Downy Woodpecker
Chestnut-sided Warbler

Hairy Woodpecker
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Northern Flicker
Black-throated Green Warbler

Pileated Woodpecker
Ovenbird

Blue-headed Vireo
Common Yellowthroat

Red-eyed Vireo
Song Sparrow

Blue Jay
Northern Cardinal

American Crow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Black-capped Chickadee
Purple Finch

White-breasted Nuthatch
American Goldfinch

September 5, 2007

Two Ospreys were spotted flying over the North Branch of the Winooski from the Nature Center.