Virginia RailThere is no better time to visit a Rutland County Audubon birding hotspot than now! RCAS currently has 12 hotspots listed in our website. If you haven’t checked them out, May is the month to do so.
Want to see a Prairie Warbler? The Pleasant Street power line in West Rutland is a pretty sure bet. It’s also a great place for Eastern Towhees and Field Sparrows.
Waterfowl and warblers? Early morning at Lefferts Pond in Chittenden is the place to see these.
A walk in the woods at Aitken State Forest in Mendon will yield a nice variety of birds including Mourning Warbler.
The campground and day use area as well as the nature trail at Bomoseen State Park is also a great spring time location to spot birds. Don't forget to the check out the upper lot of the Kehoe fishing access on the west shore of Lake Bomoseen for Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and Black-and-white Warblers.
To learn more about these places and more, click here.
Eastern KingbirdTo get you warmed up, RCAS is holding its monthly monitoring walk around West Rutland Marsh, on Saturday, May 17. We meet at the West Rutland Price Chopper parking lot at 7 a.m. Thanks to all the volunteers on Green-up Day, who worked hard to spiff up the marsh. Spring has finally arrived and it’s a beautiful place to see some amazing birds!