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A Wren & A Moorhen

We had a Marsh Wren on this months walk at the Missisquoi Wildlife Refuge just like this one. Got to see it up close at just about 5 feet away singing his heart out, incredible! Other highlights were the Common Moorhen and the fact that my ears still recognized Blackpoll, Tennessee and Nashville warblers. A great walk!

Here’s our eBird report:

Location: Missisquoi NWR—Stephen Young Marsh
Observation date: 5/21/11
Notes: Monthly bird monitoring walk; 7 participants.
Number of species: 49

Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 9
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 5
Ruffed Grouse - Bonasa umbellus 1 heard only
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura 2 flyover
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus 3 flyover
Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus 1 first of year; new on list
Wilson’s Snipe - Gallinago delicata 1 heard only
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius 1
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus 2 heard only
Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus 1 heard only
Willow Flycatcher - Empidonax traillii 1 heard only
Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus 2
Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus crinitus 1 heard only
Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus 1
Warbling Vireo - Vireo gilvus 1 heard only
Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus 1 heard only
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 7 flyover
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 50
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 5
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 2
Brown Creeper - Certhia americana 1 heard only
Marsh Wren - Cistothorus palustris 2 nice views! new on list
Veery - Catharus fuscescens 3
American Robin - Turdus migratorius 4 heard only
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 1
Tennessee Warbler - Oreothlypis peregrina 1 new on list
Nashville Warbler - Oreothlypis ruficapilla 1 new on list
Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia 10
Magnolia Warbler - Dendroica magnolia 2 heard only
Black-throated Green Warbler - Dendroica virens 3 heard only
Blackpoll Warbler - Dendroica striata 3 heard only
Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia 2 heard only
Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla 3 heard only
Northern Waterthrush - Parkesia noveboracensis 3 heard only
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas 12
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 1 heard only
Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana 5
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 1 heard only
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus 2
Bobolink - Dolichonyx oryzivorus 3
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 50
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula 4
Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater 2
Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula 3
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 4

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt)