Date: 5/16/26 11:14 am
From: kfinch <kfinch51...>
Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] 16 May 2026: Hartford Conservation Commission Annual Spring Bird Walk
 
-------- Original message --------From: Ted Levin <tedlevin1966...> Date: 5/16/26 12:11 PM (GMT-05:00) To: <VTBIRD...> Subject: [VTBIRD] 16 May 2026: Hartford Conservation Commission Annual Spring Bird Walk 5:00 a.m., Hartford Town Forest. Leaders Tom Sherry and Ted LevinNumber of participants: 7 (not counting us)Number of species: 51, which includes 15 species of warblers, 2 vireos, 5thrushes, 4 flycatchers, and 5 woodpeckers.*Best looks:* magnolia warbler, scarlet tanager (bathed in early morningsunlight), Swainson's thrush*Best voice:* hermit thrush, winter wren*Loudest bird:* pileated woodpecker, overbird*Quietest bird:* blackburnian warbler, black-and-white warbler, browncreeper, golden-crowned kinglet*Most persistent bird:* red-eyed vireo (no contest)*Second most persistent:* ovenbird*One and done:* barred owl*Oddest occurrence: *fly-by mallard at 4:30 a.m.
 
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