Gray CatbirdRCAS’s annual Century Count, our attempt tally 100 or more species in Rutland County was another success – 121 species! Dividing up into teams or birding as individuals as we did last year in response to the pandemic, we were able to cover more areas and a wider variety of habitats.
Birding spots ranged from the Buckner Preserve to the Killington Marsh to birding hotspots in the Brandon area and many points in between.
Twenty-three species of warblers were seen including golden-winged warbler, blue-winged warbler and their hybrids.
Marsh species included sora, Virginia rail and common gallinule.
Two hard-to-find birds were found by late-day birders: eastern whip-poor-will and common nighthawk.
Thanks to everyone who participated! It was a great day to be out!
| Canada Goose |
| Wood Duck |
| Mallard |
| American Black Duck |
| Hooded Merganser |
| Ruffed Grouse |
| Wild Turkey |
| Rock Pigeon |
| Mourning Dove |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
| Black-billed Cuckoo |
| Common Nighthawk |
| Eastern Whip-poor-will |
| Chimney Swift |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
| Virginia Rail |
| Sora |
| Common Gallinule |
| American Woodcock |
| Killdeer |
| Wilson's Snipe |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
| Ring-billed Gull |
| Herring Gull |
| Common Loon |
| American Bittern |
| Great Blue Heron |
| Green Heron |
| Turkey Vulture |
| Osprey |
| Bald Eagle |
| Red-shouldered Hawk |
| Broad-winged Hawk |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
| Barred Owl |
| Belted Kingfisher |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
| Pileated Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
| Alder Flycatcher |
| Willow Flycatcher |
| Least Flycatcher |
| Eastern Phoebe |
| Great Crested Flycatcher |
| Eastern Kingbird |
| Yellow-throated Vireo |
| Blue-headed Vireo |
| Warbling Vireo |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
| Blue Jay |
| American Crow |
| Common Raven |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
| Tufted Titmouse |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
| Tree Swallow |
| Barn Swallow |
| Cliff Swallow |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
| White-breasted Nuthatch |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
| House Wren |
| Winter Wren |
| Marsh Wren |
| Carolina Wren |
| European Starling |
| Gray Catbird |
| Eastern Bluebird |
| Veery |
| Hermit Thrush |
| Wood Thrush |
| American Robin |
| Cedar Waxwing |
| House Sparrow |
| House Finch |
| Purple Finch |
| American Goldfinch |
| Chipping Sparrow |
| Field Sparrow |
| White-throated Sparrow |
| Savannah Sparrow |
| Song Sparrow |
| Swamp Sparrow |
| Eastern Towhee |
| Bobolink |
| Eastern Meadowlark |
| Baltimore Oriole |
| Red-winged Blackbird |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
| Common Grackle |
| Ovenbird |
| Louisiana Waterthrush |
| Northern Waterthrush |
| Golden-winged Warbler |
| Blue-winged Warbler |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
| Tennessee Warbler |
| Nashville Warbler |
| Mourning Warbler |
| Common Yellowthroat |
| American Redstart |
| Northern Parula |
| Magnolia Warbler |
| Blackburnian Warbler |
| Yellow Warbler |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler |
| Blackpoll Warbler |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
| Pine Warbler |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| Prairie Warbler |
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
| Canada Warbler |
| Scarlet Tanager |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
| Indigo Bunting |