Bird Watching 5/19

Location: Franklin County Airport in Swanton, VT
Time: 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Weather: Sunny, little to no clouds, 55 °F, no wind.
Habitat: A classic shrubland. There were short trees (roughly 20 feet) that covered the land. The tree species included quaking aspens, American beeches, some pines, and other unidentified trees. Under the trees were saplings and an abundance of thickets.
Birds Spotted: 6 American robins, 12 song sparrows, 4 wild turkeys, 11 gray catbirds, 4 eastern towhees, 1 indigo bunting, 13 yellow warblers, 1 woodpecker (only heard it drumming), 6 black-capped chickadees, 1 American crow, 8 vesper sparrows, and 2 chestnut- sided warblers.

At the Franklin County Airport I was confronted by a worker who expressed is uneasiness with me being there. For this reason I left the location and went to the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge.

Location: Tabor Road, Franklin County, VT
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Weather: Sunny, no clouds, 65 °F, no wind.
Habitat: A narrow trail with two very different sides. The north side of the trail was bordered with thick grass. The grass covered roughly six acres. And on the south side of the trail, there were more hardwood trees, and it was a little more marshy. I say marshy because it had cattails, phragmites, and vernal pools.
Birds Spotted: 12 bobolinks, 14 song sparrows, 7 yellow warblers, 9 gray catbirds, 2 black-capped chickadees, 2 Canada geese, 8 American robins, 5 common yellowthoats, and 11 red-winged blackbirds.

Posted on May 19, 2020 10:40 PM by dannybouwens