Its been while since I have had much time bird, let alone write about it. A teacher-in-service day was just what the doctor order. I was hoping the rainy weather might drop some migrants, particularly water birds. By the middle of October its getting hard to find new 2011 species, but I had a wish list for the outing. Ruddy Duck has been seen a couple times in the county, and could stop in at a place like the Wilder Dam. Vesper and Clay-colored Sparrows are two more species that have been seen in eastern Vermont this fall. "Easier" targets would be Orange-Crowned Warbler and Eastern Meadowlark. With these species in mind, I searched parts of Norwich to no avail. Waterbirds were none existent, but it was one of my better sparrow days of the fall. I ended with 8 species. Swamp Sparrows are everywhere, numbers seemed to have been climbing for a couple weeks now, but today I had upwards of 15 individuals. A Lincolns Sparrow was a nice surprise at the Coop Gardens, as were a couple late Blue-headed Vireos. Maybe tomorrow will bring something new.
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