April 15 Post
Date of observations: 14 April 2020
Time: 4:00-5:30 p
Weather: clear, and cooler than it had been the past few days. Followed a few days of rain
Location: Battery Park and surrounding areas, in Burlington VT.
Habitat: urban landscape, large sparse deciduous trees, large shrubby/brushy habitat, human-maintained grasses, lake shore.
For this birding session, I took a walk to Battery park to look for birds over Lake Champlain. Though I did not spot some of the waterbirds I was hoping to see, I got to watch some of the more common species in a different habitat than I had seen previously.
Observations
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Observer
lucasferrierDescription
This one I was a bit unsure of. It looked a lot like a song sparrow, but seemed a lot smaller. Due to the mottling clot on the breast and the lack of strange positioning like wren, I thought the best option was a song sparrow.
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European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)Observer
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As always, there were tons of these guys in the area, moving in small groups. I estimated about 15, as I didn't know who was a repeat.
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observer
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Just saw one of these guys, and he only stuck around for a second. Perched briefly in a tree.
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
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Spotted 2 poking around in the grass together at battery park.
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
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These guys were far away, but it looked like 2 females and a male. I think they were mallards because I thought I could see the green head.
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Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)Observer
lucasferrierDescription
There were plenty of gulls out, but only one perched close enough to identify. Yellow feet and a dark mark on the end of the bill.
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