Birding @ VT Sandbar State Park, South Hero Marsh Trail: Wilson's Snipe and more

  

    A bright and beautiful day @ the Vermont Sandbar State Park  brought us encounters with Wilson's Snipe, Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Mallard, Bufflehead, Double-crested Cormorant, Osprey, Ring-billed gull, Downy woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Robin, American Tree Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, House Finch, Great Blue Heron.   

                                                                          Osprey with a fish. 

                                                                                      Wilson's Snipe 





South Hero Marsh Trail: Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Ringed-neck Duck, Wild Turkey, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Killdeer, Morning Dove, Downy, Hairy woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Eastern Phoebe, Crow, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Brown Creeper, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, American Robin, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, American Goldfinch. And numerous Morning Cloak fly overs.

                

   Just under the power lines we heard some rustling noises in the bushes. I walked a bit ahead while Maeve pished. (Pish is an imitated bird alarm call used by birders to attract birds.) 

    And out of the brush flew a turkey. I think Maeve brought pishing to a new level. 

                                                                                      Northern Flicker 




NEXT PHOTO CONTAINS SNAKES.






               When they separated we counted five heads.

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