From the Mountain

Ruth and I enjoyed a perfect day on Burnt Rock Mountain in Fayston Wednesday. From the summit, Cedar Waxwings, soaring and swirling like swallows, were catching insects on the wing. Two Bicknell’s issued their harsh, raspy “peeer” note just below our ledge. A pair of Blackpoll Warblers (a male pictured here) foraged in a nearby black spruce. And three Red Crossbills touched down briefly before marauding elsewhere on the mountain. A complete bird list below.

Complete Bird List from Burnt Rock Mountain, Fayston, Vermont – June 15, 2010

• Turkey Vulture (1)
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1)
• Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (2)
• Blue-headed Vireo (1)
• Red-eyed Vireo (1)
• Black-capped Chickadee (2)
• Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
• Golden-crowned Kinglet (2)
• Chimney Swift  (1)
• Bicknell’s Thrush (2)
• Hermit Thrush (1)
• Cedar Waxwing (5)
• Magnolia Warbler (4)
• Black-throated Blue Warbler (3)
• Yellow-rumped Warbler  (Myrtle) (2)
• Blackburnian Warbler (1)
• Blackpoll Warbler (3)
• Ovenbird (2)
• Dark-eyed Junco (4)
• Scarlet Tanager (1)
• Rose-breasted Grosbeak (2)
• Red Crossbill (3)

Turkey Vulture     1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher     2
Blue-headed Vireo     1
Red-eyed Vireo     1
Black-capped Chickadee     2
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
Golden-crowned Kinglet     2
Bicknell's Thrush     2
Hermit Thrush     1
Cedar Waxwing     5
Magnolia Warbler     4
Black-throated Blue Warbler     3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     2
Blackburnian Warbler     1
Blackpoll Warbler     3
Ovenbird     2
Dark-eyed Junco     4
Scarlet Tanager     1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak     2
Red Crossbill     3