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 The
Sightings Archive 2002
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January
28
Yesterday,
a mid-afternoon tour turned up :
Port Kent:
1 Adult
Bald Eagle, ~20 Mallards, 15 Black Ducks
~160 Goldeneyes, ~25 Ringneck/Scaup
6 C. Merganser, 12 H. Grebe
Many more waterfowl further offshore,
probably ~800 Scaup/Goldeneyes off toward VT
Ausable
Point:
~45 Mallards, 25 Black Ducks, 1 Female Oldsquaw
~80 Goldeneyes, 30 Ringneck/Scaup, 20 C. Merganser
Several Black-backed Gulls jerking catfish/bullheads out of the shallow
water and eating them on the ice.
Willsboro
Point:
1 N. Shrike, 4 E. Bluebirds, ~30 Cedar Waxwings (no Bohemians)
45-50 Turkeys
While
successfully looking for the Sandbar SNOWY OWL on Monday, the 21st,
a birder reported a large, pale GYRFALCON, and described it as being "...not
quite pale enough to be a white phase bird, but light colored with
sparse streaking." On Sunday, in addition to the SNOWY OWL,
there were 50 NORTHERN PINTAILS and 6 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS. The SNOWY
OWL has been reported as recently as the 23rd.
On Saturday,
the 19th, there were 13 Bald Eagles in the neighborhood of Long Point.
A SURF SCOTER and 500 GREATER SCAUP were seen at the Crown Point
Bridge. Four COMMON LOONS, 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and 2 RED-BREASTED
MERGANSERS were at Tri-Town Water plant on the lake in Addison. The
numbers of COMMON MERGANSERS and COMMON GOLDENEYES on the lake between
Crown Point and Shelburne Bay was described as being "remarkable." Also
2 EASTERNBLUEBIRDS in Panton and 7 at McCuen Slang just south of
the Crown Point Bridge.
January
25
While
successfully looking for the Sandbar SNOWY OWL on Monday, the 21st,
a birder reported a large, pale GYRFALCON, and described it as being "...not
quite pale enough to be a white phase bird, but light colored with
sparse streaking." On Sunday, in addition to the SNOWY OWL,
there were 50 NORTHERN PINTAILS and 6 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS. The SNOWY
OWL has been reported as recently as the 23rd.
On Saturday,
the 19th, there were 13 Bald Eagles in the neighborhood of Long Point.
A SURF SCOTER and 500 GREATER SCAUP were seen at the Crown Point
Bridge. Four COMMON LOONS, 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and 2 RED-BREASTED
MERGANSERS were at Tri-Town Water plant on the lake in Addison. The
numbers of COMMON MERGANSERS and COMMON GOLDENEYES on the lake between
Crown Point and Shelburne Bay was described as being "remarkable." Also
2 EASTERNBLUEBIRDS in Panton and 7 at McCuen Slang just south of
the Crown Point Bridge.
January
22
Rutland
County Audubon's annual "Winter Regulars and Rarities" in
the Champlain valley on Jan 19 yielded the following:
Rutland
County Audubon's annual "Winter Regulars and Rarities" in
the Champlain valley on Jan 19 yielded the following:
4 common loons (2 at Potash Bay and 2 at Shelburne Beach)
4 horned grebes (3 at Shelburne Beach and 1 at Charlotte Town Beach)
9 hooded mergansers (8 at Shelburne Beach and 1 at Potash Bay)
bufflehead (Shelburne Beach)
mallard (many)
black duck (quite a few)
common goldeneye (many)
common merganser
2 ring-necked ducks (south of Button Bay)
2 long-tailed ducks (south of Button Bay)
30 turkeys
1 eastern bluebird
American tree sparrows (near Potash Bay and West Rd in Addison)
7 rough-legged hawks (4 in Bridport and 3 in vicinity of Button Bay)
7 red-tailed hawks
5 bald eagles (2 at Crown Point Bridge, 1 south of Button Bay and 2 at Button
Bay)
1 Cooper's hawk (flying over the water at Charlotte town beach)
1 American kestrel (Gage Rd in Addison)
60+ horned larks (Gage Rd)
Many thanks to Sue Wetmore for leading a great trip!
January
21
We saw
two mature bald eagles together on the ice line at Ausable Point
opposite the first observation platform on the road going in. They
were eating a large fish of some type surrounded by a couple of crows.
Faith
and John Byrnes
January
17
Read the article
on vagrant birds by Nancy Bazilchuck that appeared in the Burlington
Free Press on Thursday, Jan 17, 2002.
January
12
A portion
of the NYS Waterfowl Count/Bald Eagle Survey was conducted between
Wickham Marsh to Coll Bay, Essex Co., 12 January '02 by Emil Novelo,
John Peterson, and Robert Wei:
Red-throated
Loon (juv.) 1; Com. Loon 5; Horned Grebe 36; Canada Goose 14; BRANT
1; Am. Black Duck 91; Mallard 437; Mallard x Am. Black Duck hybrid
2; Ring-necked Duck 61; Bufflehead 73; Com. Goldeneye 863; Hooded
Merganser 11; Com. Merganser 148; Am. Coot 1. TOTAL: 1,744 individuals
of 13 species.
Bald Eagle:
1 ad.
Other
species of interest included: Great Black-backed Gull 9; Wild
Turkey 64; Com. Raven 1; E. Bluebird 1; Hoary Redpoll 1.
The following
was seen at Sand Bar on Saturday, January 12
Tundra
Swan (4) - 2 adults and 2 juveniles (now on South side)
Canada Goose (1000+) - Mostly south of the causeway
American Black Duck - Good numbers on both sides of causeway
Mallard - Massive numbers on both sides of causeway
Northern Pintail (a few) - all on the south side of the causeway
AMERICAN WIGEON (3) - Drake & 2 hens with scaup flock
CANVASBACK - Drake in with the scaup flock
REDHEAD (5) - 2 Drakes & 3 hens with scaup flock
RING-NECKED DUCK - Drake with scaup flock
Greater Scaup (200+) - south of the causeway
LESSER SCAUP (a few) - in the scaup flock on the south side
Common Goldeneye (100's) - both sides of causeway
Hooded Merganser (2) - on south side of causeway
Common Merganser (#'s) - south side and flying over causeway
BALD EAGLE (4) - 3 adults and a juvenile on ice (south side)
AMERICAN COOT (1) - south side of causeway near scaup flock
SNOWY OWL - South side of causeway sitting on log jam
Common Redpoll (30+) - birds along causeway and flying over
January
11
Four TUNDRA
SWANS and the SNOWY OWL were still at the Sandbar causeway on the
7th along with 4 GREAT BLUE HERONS in the adjacent slang area. Thousands
of ducks were also seen, among which were 3 GADWALL, 33 NORTHERN
PINTAIL, and 2 BUFFLEHEAD. On the 9th, 3 AMERICAN WIGEON, more than
200 GREATER SCAUP, 2 BALD EAGLES and an adult PEREGRINE FALCON were
found.
A late
RED-THROATED LOON was at Button Bay.
A NORTHERN
PINTAIL and 7 GADWALL were among the BLACKS and MALLARDS at Chimney
Point.
A COMMON
LOON and a BALD EAGLE were at the Crown Point Bridge on the 7th.
January
2
The snowy
owl continues at Sandbar, spotted along the causeway today. Also
from the beach at the state park were two adult and two young tundra
swans, four male and two female pintails mixed in with the several
hundred mallards, black ducks and Canada geese just offshore and
a great blue heron.
Peter
Riley
February
Sightings
February
22
Seen during
theWest Rutland Marsh monitoring walk were the following. red-tailed
hawk (1), mourning dove (36), blue jay (19), American crow (9), black-capped
chickadee (18), tufted titmouse (1), white-breasted nuthatch (1),
eastern bluebird (2), European starling (26), northern cardinal (9),
red-winged blackbird (29), house finch (14), house sparrow (4.)
February
18
Port Kent/Wickham
Marsh: Mute Swan-2, Goldeneye-85, Scaup-60, R-b Merganser-4
Willsboro
Point: Robins-8, E. Bluebirds-2
Essex/Whallons
Bay: Bald Eagles-2 (1 ad., 1 imm.) Turkey-18, Redpolls-200, Snow
Buntings-12 Bohemian Waxwings-45
Westport:
Goldeneyes-50, Bufflehead-18, C. Merganser-65, Ring-necked Duck-4
Port Henry:
Coot-2, Red-tailed Hawks-2, Rough-leg Hawks-2
Ausable
Point by inlet: Tundra Swans-5
February
12
Seen at
Dead Creek WMA at the viewing station two rough-legged hawks. At
McCuen Slang, entrance to the Brilyea Access there were 5 bluebirds
eating berries and sumac-3 males & two females. Also along the
roads edge almost next to the entrance were 3 American Tree Sparrows
and 1 Savanna Sparrow.
March
Sightings
Wednesday,
March 21
Ten hardy
souls in search of spring participated in Thursday mornings monitoring
of West Rutland Marsh and were rewarded with the following:
1 Wild
turkey ; 18 Canada geese; 174 Red-winged blackbird; 4 Northern cardinal;
7 Mallard; 20 American crow; 14 Black-capped chickadee; 49 European
starling; 11 Blue jay; 2 Common raven; 2 Downy woodpecker; 8 Mourning
dove; 1 American kestrel (male); 1 Flicker; 1 American robin; 1 White-breasted
nuthatch; 3 Junco; 8 House sparrow: 5 Common grackle; and 1 Killdeer!
Monday,
March 18
Ausable
Point
Mallard
- 400+
Black Duck - 100+
Am. Wigeon - 25
G-w Teal - 8
N. Shoveler - 6
Pintail - 45
Gadwall - 16
Wood Ducks - 6
Ring-necked Duck - 60
Bufflehead - 15
Am. Merg. - 14
H. Merg - 4
Goldeneye - 8
Bald Eagle - imm. -1
Merlin - 1
Ravens - 2
Great Blue Heron - 1
Tree Sparrows
R-w Blackbirds
Robins
Dana C.
Rohleder
Friday,
March 8
Ausable
Point WMA, Clinton Co.:
1 Mute
Swan
American Black Duck
Mallard
2 Mallard x domestic hybrid*
4 pairs Northern Pintail
pair Ring-necked Duck
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Great Black-baceked Gull
Song Sparrow (1 singing male)
* green
head, white breast, chestnut flanks, larger than Mallard & N.
Shoveler
Port Kent,
Essex Co.:
drake Ring-necked Duck
drake Lesser Scaup
Westport,
Essex Co.:
12 Canada Geese
Mallard
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
3 Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
3 Wild Turkey
2 American Coot
Great Black-backed Gull
Northern Flicker
Tufted Titmouse
7 Cedar Waxwing
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
John M.C.
Peterson, John & Patricia Thaxton
Sunday,
March 2
A quick
trip to Fort Cassin Saturday afternoon produced at least 7 BALD EAGLES
(and probably more) around Kellogg Bay. Two early DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANTS, COMMON and HOODED MERGANSERS, COMMON GOLDENEYE, BUFFLEHEAD,
BLACKS, MALLARDS, 1 RING-NECKED DUCK, and 5 SNOW GEESE east of the
lake flying south into a stiff wind.
April
Sightings
Thursday,
April 25
Yesterday's
monitoring of West Rutland Marsh showed that spring is well underway.
45 species totalling almost 400 individuals were tallied. Highlights
included:
American
bittern (1)
wood duck (2)
broad-winged hawk (2)
American kestrel (2)
sora (1)
Virginia rail (4)
common snipe (2)
belted kingfisher (4)
yellow-bellied sapsucker (2)
tree swallow (10)
barn swallow (8)
winter wren (1)
marsh wren (3)
ruby-crowned kinglet (6)
yellow-rumped warbler (1)
chipping sparrow (8)
swamp sparrow (28)
white-throated sparrow (5)
Thank
you to the 19(!) participants. Many eyes make light work!
Susan
Elliott
Saturday,
April 20
Dead
Creek IBA Monitoring
There
were a total of 60 species counted with an addition 11 species being
picked up in the last 24 hours. Some of the highlights would include:
Peregrine
Falcon
Double Crested Cormorant
Northern Shoveler
Greater Yellowlegs
Red Bellied Woodpecker
several Osprey including a mating pair fifty or more late Horned Larks
Purple Martin
Tree..Barn...and Rough Winged Swallows
Ruby Crowned Kinglets
Yellow-rumped Warbler
two Pine Warblers
Red Winged Blackbirds
Song, Swamp, Chipping, White Throat, and Savannah Sparrows
Gold Finches have returned as well.
Saturday,
April 6
Dead Creek
WMA
100+ Snow Geese
300+ Canada Geese
11 American Black Duck
30+ Mallard Duck
3 Wood Duck
2 Northern Shoveler
30+ Green Winged Teal
2 Hooded Merganser
1 Herring Gull
30+ Ring-Billed Gull
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Great Egret
13 Killdeer
5 Northern Harrier
7 Red Tailed Hawk
1 Rough Legged Hawk
1 Osprey
2 Turkey Vulture
1 American Kestrel
1 Peregrine Falcon
2 Morning Doves
8 Rock Doves
1 Pileated Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
3 Downy Woodpecker
2 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Eastern Phoebe
36 Horned Lark
3 Tree Swallow
42 American Crow
1 Northern Raven
3 Blue Jay
8 Black Capped Chickadee
7 Tufted Titmouse
1 White Breasted Nuthatch
3 Golden Crowned Kinglet
3 Eastern Bluebird
30+ American Robin
100+ Red-winded Blackbird
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Eastern Meadowlark
40+ European Starling
1 Northern Cardinal
2 House Sparrow
1 American Tree Sparrow
30+ Song Sparrow
Brendan Collins
May
Sightings
Sunday
5/19/02
The bird
banding station at Crown Point State Historic Site opened on May
10. By 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, a total of 601 birds of 51 species
had been banded. There have also been 11 returns of six species banded
at Crown Point in previous years, the oldest a Baltimore Oriole now
4 years, 11 months old. Species new to the station are Bank Swallow
and Tufted Titmouse, bringing the all-time list to 93 species.
Sunday
5/19/02
Ethan
Allen Park & Homestead
Warblers: Black Throated Blue, Black Throated Green, Blackburnian
Yellow Rumped, Bay-breasted, Magnolia
Red-Eyed Vireo
Pileated Woodpecker
Ethan Allen Homestead
Warblers: Nashville, Yellow, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart
3 Turkey Vultures
Tree Swallows
Belted Kingfisher
Mallard Duck
Northern Oriole
Veery
Song Sparrow
Savanah Sparrow
White Throated Sparrow
--davy russell
Highlights
from last week
Of interest
were two reports of WHIP-POOR-WILLS, both from the Rutland County
towns of West Haven and Castleton. The first was at the Helen Buckner
Memorial Preserve at Bald Mountain. In CORNWALL SWAMP a flock of
over 40 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS was seen and heard.
A RUDDY
DUCK was reported from the northern end of Dead Creek on the 4th.
A pair of RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS continues to be seen at the Brilyea
Access. Also at Dead Creek at the goose viewing area, a flock of
over 400 SNOW GEESE was present on Saturday as were 3 LEAST SANDPIPERS
and a DUNLIN. An adult BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was fishing in shallow
water along the Brilyea Access Road. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, and
possibly a pair, was found along Market Street in Bridport not far
from Dead Creek. A PEREGRINE FALCON, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER AND 6
to 8 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were present at Fort Cassin in Ferrisburgh
on the 4TH. Nearby Kingsland Bay, 30 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen along
Sand Road. In addition to being found at Dead Creek, BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT HERONS were seen at Delta Park and at Shelburne Pond. A SORA
was heard on the 8th at Mud Creek WMA in Alburg and another at Black
Creek WMA in St. Albans. A single BLACK TERN was found along Route
78 in Swanton at Missisquoi NWR. COMMON TERNS were seen at several
locations from Sandbar north through the islands.
At Lake
Bomoseen on the 3rd, 24 CANADA GEESE, 24 WOOD DUCKS, 13 RING-NECKED
DUCKS, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 3 OSPREY and an immature BALD EAGLE were seen.
On the 5th, at least two pairs of the geese had goslings. Also spotted
were GREEN HERON and the immature EAGLE.
Monday
5/13/02
Wickham
Marsh
Pied-billed
Grebe
Bufflehead
Ring-necked Duck
Mallard
Canada Goose
Harrier
Common Moorhen
Sora
Virginia Rail
Great Blue Heron
Am. Bittern
Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow
Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
C. Yellowthroat
Phoebe
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
R-w Blackbird
Dana C.
Rohleder, O.D.
Port Kent, NY
Saturday
5/4/02
Swamp
Road, Cornwall
Northern Waterthrush - 3
Rusty Blackbird - 40+!
Swamp Road, Salisbury (just east of the covered bridge)
Waterfowl: Green-winged Teal (250+), Blue-winged Teal (6+), Mallard (45),
Black Duck (25), Wood Duck (10), American Wigeon (2), Gadwall (2),
Ring-necked Duck (2), Pintail (4), Bufflehead (2), Pied-billed Grebe,
Canada Goose (2)
Shorebirds: Killdeer (3+), Greater Yellowlegs (27), Lesser Yellowlegs (14),
Pectoral Sandpiper (7), Least Sandpiper (3), Dunlin (1),
Common Snipe (1), Solitary Sandpiper (2), Spotted Sandpiper (1)
July
Sightings
Monday
7/22/02
Shorebird
migration is well underway at Dead Creek where the water levels behind
the dike at Brilyea Access have been drawn down. Brilyea Access is
the first left heading west from the Goose Viewing Area along Route
17 west of Addison. Drive back along the creek for about a mile to
the first parking area on the right. This is just before the road
turns left to follow over the top of the dam. Walk out along the
gated track on the west side of the impoundment. The track passes
through broadleaf woodland where it has been possible in the past
to hear or see Black-billed Cuckoo. Eventually you will emerge into
a field. The road soon passes close to the flats on the left. Check
along the shoreline wherever there are exposed flats; this is the
best place at the moment to find the shorebirds.
On Saturday
the 20th, the following were present: 1 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 74 KILLDEER,
2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 20 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS,
3 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 11 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 290 LEAST SANDPIPERS,
and 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. A GADWALL, 3 OSPREY and several GREAT
BLUE HERONS were also present in the area. Earlier in the week on
the 19th, 1 STILT SANDPIPER and a COMMON SNIPE were also seen. On
the 16th, the list totaled 11 species including 1 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER,
79 KILLDEER, 28 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 7 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 16 SPOTTED
SANDPIPERS, 11 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 290 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 1 WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER, 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER and 2
COMMON SNIPE.
Friday
7/5/02
Mt. Philo,
Charlotte, birding highlights:
Mourning
Warbler -- still singing below VYCC camp on top
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
American Redstart
Yellow warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Black-&-White Warbler
Ovenbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Indigo Bunting
Eastern Towhee
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Great-crested Flycatcher
Veery
Wood Thrush
others
-- Scott
W. Morrical, Ph.D.
August
Sightings
Tuesday
August 20
Dead Creek
WMA 10:00am - 6:00pm
Red-necked
phalarope (1 on far end of dam)
Wilson's phalarope (2 - one on each side of dam)
Baird's sandpiper (at least 12 - total from both sides)
Spotted sandpiper (3)
Solitary sandpiper (2)
Pectoral sandpiper (or as someone has heard it called - "pectorial")
(some)
Semi-palmated plover (1 - far side)
Lesser yellowlegs (many)
Greater yellowlegs (fewer, mainly on the near side and then we encountered
them all the way out past the gate when we walked along the mudflats on the
left . . . it's a long walk on the inside along the water)
Short-billed dowitcher (2 - the best, closest look with a scope so that we
could look right through it's nostrils!! - one on near side and one along
"our walk")
Semi-palmated sandpipers (many)
Least sandpipers (many, many)
Killdeer (a few)
Merlin
Kestrel
Peregrine (2 - 1 adult, 1 imm.)
- each species buzzed the peeps at different times
Black-crowned
night heron (just a few by 6:00 p.m.)
Great egrets (21 at just one spot and then many more)
GBH (many)
Blue-winged teal
Green-winged teal
Wood duck
Mallards
-- Susan
Sussman, Middlesex
Monday
August 5
Ted Murin
found a juv-plumaged WILSON'S PHALAROPE at Brilyea Access today.
The bird
was first seen on the mud near the parking area across the dike.
Subsequently, it flew to the back of the impoundment. About 14 lesser
yellowlegs, 4 greater yellowlegs, 1 pectoral Sandpiper, a few least
sandpipers and killdeer were also present. Also seen were at least 13 great
egrets and 38 great blue herons.
Wayne
Scott
September
Sightings
Thursday,
9/12/02
The
following birds were observed at Delta Park in Colchester on 9/12
am, a sunny, cool morning with a strong west wind, the day after
a storm, by Sherry Berrin, WVPD and myself.
DC
Cormorant 1
Canada Goose 195
Mallard 39
Wood Duck 13
No. Shoveler 4
Common Merganser 23
Ring-billed Gull 37
Gr. Black-backed Gull 4
Gr. Blue Heron 2
Sanderling 1
Least Sandpiper 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
Am. Crow 2
Bl-capped Chickadee 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 1 (probable)
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Am. Redstart 2
Red-winged Blackbird 1
No. Cardinal 2
Carl
Runge, GMAS
--
Hawk
Migration has Started
At Mt. Philo on 9/12 - Ted Murin et al.
303 - raptors, mostly Broad-winged Hawks
And 8 BALD EAGLES, 14 OSPREY
October
Sightings
Saturday
10/19/02
The Snow
Geese remained scattered and appeared to be in relatively low numbers
for mid-October on Saturday at Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area
in Addison. Nevertheless, as always, they put on a delightful show.
We located one Ross's Goose and a Canada Goose that was most likely
a Richardson's race among the Snows on Saturday.
Bryan
Pfeiffer
Sunday,
10/20/02
A nice
walk through the WMA found the following species:
P-b Grebe
G-b Heron
R-b Merganser
Can. Goose
Snow Goose
Mallard
Bufflehead
Redhead
Scaup
L.. Yellowlegs
Pileated Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Redtail Hawk
Harrier
Am. Robin
E. Bluebird
Dana C.
Rohleder, O.D.
Wednesday,
10/16/02
The SNOW
GEESE are back in force (estimated at 8-9,000 as of 10/14) at Dead
Creek in Addison. Best views are usually from the Goose Viewing pull-off
on Route 17 about 1 mile west of the intersection of Route 17 and
22-A. The season’s first ROSS’ GOOSE was seen last Saturday,
10/12. At Brilyea Access of Dead Creek on the 14th, there were at
least 27 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 4 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 1 OSPREY, 1 NORTHERN
HARRIER, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 5 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 3 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS,
6 DUNLIN, and 14 late TREE SWALLOWS.
An male
KING EIDER in non-breeding plumage was seen on three different occasions
with WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS off the west shore of Grand Isle on the
6th. A RED-THROATED LOON, LITTLE GULL and a flood of BONAPARTE’S
GULLS migrated past on the 11th.
November
Sightings
Tuesday
11/12/02
ON Lake
Champlain, off the west shore of Grand Isle, 12 Nov. mid-day.
86+ COMMON
LOONS
2 Red-throated Loons
1 Red-necked Grebe
1 Horned Grebe
2 Long-tailed Ducks
1 White-winged Scoter
75 Canada Geese
100 Mallard / Black Duck
Fewer Bonaparte's Gulls present.
Adult LITTLE GULL of 10&11-Nov. not found.
(and more
10's of 1000's of Snow Geese
added to the bunch already in NY State.)
Dave Hoag,
Grand Isle, VT
Monday
11/4/02
Ausable
Point:
C. Loon - 4
Horned Grebe - 6
Hooded Merg. - 20
Red-breasted Merg.
L. Scaup - 250
G. Scaup - 12
Bufflehead
C. Goldeneye
Ring-necked Duck
Bonapartes Gull
Port Kent:
C. Loon - 6
Bufflehead - 45
Scaup - 300
Goldeneye - 40
Whallon's
Bay:
Horned Grebe - 7 + one atypical plumage/molt - much faint yellow on face, small,
dusky crown. I tried to put "ears" on it, but headshape, bill, & size
indicated Horned Grebe.
G. B. Heron - 6
C. Loon - 3
Web Royce
Swamp:
Killdeer - 2
Am. Golden Plover - 1
G.B. Heron - 2
Dana C.
Rohleder, O.D.
December
Sightings
Wednesday,
12/11/02
Button
Bay in Panton yielded the following on the 11th:
5 COMMON LOONS,
55 HORNED GREBES,
42 COMMON GOLDENEYES,
and a BELTED KINGFISHER.
At Potash Bay, also in Panton,
2 COMMON LOONS,
17 HORNED GREBES,
22 LESSER SCAUP, 7
LONG-TAILED DUCKS,
21 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS,
over a 1000 COMMON GOLDENEYES
and 1 BARROW'S GOLDENEYE were seen.
Wayne Scott
Compiler, VT Rare Bird Alert
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