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Olive sided Flycatcher & other stuff

CG
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Mon, Aug 20, 2012 8:28 PM

Birded all day in upper North West CT.
Colebrook Reservoir:

12 Semi Sandpiper
3 Least Sandpiper
5 Killdeer
1 lone large peep way out - guess White- R- Sand
1 Lesser Yellowlegs
1 Im Bald Eagle
Yesterday, Wayne Meagher had 6 Bald Eagles here
2 Fish Crow
6 Am Pipit - first of year - over on east side - flying, but lost in grass
8 Common Merganser - all Im birds

on way to and at Beeber, no Beaver pond:
10 junco
1 Ruffed Grouse
1 Kingfisher - NO dicky birds here at all!

Up to top of Canaan Mt reservoir: (1,600 feet)
50 Swallows over water - almost all Barns!
Pair Bald Eagle
Top of Mt was so silent today. So tranquil with no human noise.
I enjoyed that very much. Butterflies were everywhere in open areas.

Heading home, discovered North Goshen Rd.
In wet area saw my first -  Olive sided  Flycatcher of year!

All in all - was very dead (and quiet) for dicky and migrant birds.

Paul Carrier

Birded all day in upper North West CT. Colebrook Reservoir: 12 Semi Sandpiper 3 Least Sandpiper 5 Killdeer 1 lone large peep way out - guess White- R- Sand 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Im Bald Eagle Yesterday, Wayne Meagher had 6 Bald Eagles here 2 Fish Crow 6 Am Pipit - first of year - over on east side - flying, but lost in grass 8 Common Merganser - all Im birds on way to and at Beeber, no Beaver pond: 10 junco 1 Ruffed Grouse 1 Kingfisher - NO dicky birds here at all! Up to top of Canaan Mt reservoir: (1,600 feet) 50 Swallows over water - almost all Barns! Pair Bald Eagle Top of Mt was so silent today. So tranquil with no human noise. I enjoyed that very much. Butterflies were everywhere in open areas. Heading home, discovered North Goshen Rd. In wet area saw my first - Olive sided Flycatcher of year! All in all - was very dead (and quiet) for dicky and migrant birds. Paul Carrier