VTBIRD for Sunday, January 13, 2002

Messages are displayed in the order they were received.  Subject  From  Time   Lisi's Barred Owl   frederick and chris    12:57pm   FW: RETURN of some of the "white" birds plus other notes   Wayne Scott    1:20pm   FW: sightings 1/12   Wayne Scott    1:21pm   Bald Eagles at Button Bay & Tundra Swans   Sherry Mahady   7:28pm

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Subject: Lisi's Barred Owl
From: frederick and chris pratt <pipit(AT)wcvt.com>
Date: 13 Jan 2002 12:57pm

Would that a forest purlieu
Did favor Long-billed Curlew
A bird of plaintive cry
Across an Arctic sky
Give thanks for Lisi's owl
So barred, benign, (no scowl)
That in slight stirring wind
Brought peace to George's mind!                         Pipit.


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Subject: FW: RETURN of some of the "white" birds plus other notes
From: Wayne Scott <wsscottnh(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 13 Jan 2002 1:20pm

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From: "James E. Osborn III" <jeosborniii(AT)worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 21:16:16 -0500
To: "Wayne Scott" <wsscottnh(AT)earthlink.net>
Subject: RETURN of some of the "white" birds plus other notes

Wayne,

Ted and I covered Sand Bar this morning with the following results:

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

This was a good show. The wind was not a factor and the "heat" interference
was minimal.

Other notable sightings for the day:

Common Loon (5): 3 at Charlotte Town Beach; 2 at Potash Bay.
Horned Grebe (24): 14 at Charlotte Town beach; 10 at Potash Bay
GADWALL (Pair): Chimney Point bridge in Addison
Greater Scaup (17): Chimney Point bridge in Addison
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER (2): Charlotte Town Beach
Common Merganser (1000+): Town Farm Bay in Ferrisburgh
Eastern Screech-Owl (1): Nortontown Road in Addison (calling)
Short-eared Owl (1): Gage Road in Addison (4:55 PM flight time)
Eastern Bluebird (12): Addison (Grandey Rd - 6; Nortontown Rd - 6)
Common Redpoll (100+): Nortontown Road in Addison

January 2002 is becoming a real record-breaker according to Ted.

Hopefully this will continue.

Jim

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Subject: FW: sightings 1/12
From: Wayne Scott <wsscottnh(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 13 Jan 2002 1:21pm

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From: "Judith Peterson" <japete(AT)together.net>
Reply-To: japete(AT)together.net
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:7:16 -0500
To: "Wayne Scott" <wsscottnh(AT)earthlink.net>
Subject: sightings 1/12

    Wayne - off Mud Is., Panton today there were 1 Barrow's in with about
250 or so Common Goldeneye, 3 Ring-necked Ducks, 3 Red-breasted Mergs, 2
Long-tailed Ducks, 1 Bald Eagle.  Also 1 Northern Shrike at Shelburne Farms
and single Pintails at Long Point and Shelburne Bay.     Judy
 
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Subject: Bald Eagles at Button Bay & Tundra Swans
From: Oldfossil(AT)webtv.net (Sherry Mahady)
Date: 13 Jan 2002 7:28pm

From the picnic area above the Button Bay boat access this afternoon,
four adult Bald Eagles could be seen soaring--three above the ridgeline
to the north, one to the south--their white heads and tails glistening
in the sun as they banked and turned.  Two seemed to be doing a
(mating?) dance, soaring up and dropping down, twisting and turning
around one another, so close together that I had both in my scope for
several minutes.  Another birder said he saw five from there a couple of
days ago.

BTW: If you're looking for the Tundra Swans at the Sandbar, better check
both sides of the causeway.  Until Jim Osborne saw them on the south
side yesterday, they had pretty much stuck to the far end of the park
beach.  This morning they flew across the causeway from the north and
landed to the south...then promptly disappeared behind the reeds toward
the mouth of the river.  Looks like they've extended their territory.

Sherry