Field Journal 6
9 April 2023
7:30am - 8:30am
Location: North Hero, VT 05474
Weather: 30 degrees, sunny
Habitat: Rural riparian, oak-hickory hardwood forest, wetland
Observed Species
- Black-capped Chickadee: 2
- Redwing Blackbird : 5
- American Robin: 5
- White-breasted Nuthatch: 1
- European Starling: 5
- Song Sparrow: 4
- Common Merganser: 2
- Mourning Dove: 2
- Blue Jay: 2
- Great Blue Heron: 2
- House Finch: 3
- Tree Swallow: 1
- Canada Goose: 1
- Pileated Woodpecker: 1
- Mallard: 6
- 30+ waterfowl. Includes Bufflehead and Common Goldeneye.
I took the opportunity of being home for Easter weekend to complete a bird journal, and it turns out a lakehouse in rural North Hero is a great place for some backyard birding. I spent a good half hour just looking out on the lake with my borrowed binoculars identifying different water birds. This is how I met what I would call my spark bird: the bufflehead. I saw many of these ducks this morning, as well as several species that we've discussed in class, like the common goldeneye. Other waterbirds I couldn't identify, but many of them were white. Next time I'm going to use a stronger pair of binoculars.
I spent another 30 minutes walking back from the lake down to the North Hero state park. Since it's a bit early in the spring, there's still a lot of birds yet to come to the area. The Red-winged Blackbirds were in full swing, a chorus of their swampy song ringing across the field. I was lucky enough to spot two Great Blue Herons soaring overhead, and a single tree swallow perched on an old agricultural field post. I'm looking forward to encountering more morning birds out on the island.
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