Monday morning I was able to make it out for a few hours with somewhat cooperative weather (cloudy and cool with a little breeze). I decided to spend my time checking out a few areas for lingering warblers on either side of the Connecticut River (more on warblers for the day at the following link). As I arrived before dawn I made a quick stop in the Honey Pot looking and listening for owls but had no luck. I then went across the river to check out small portion of the East Meadows but didn't find anything too noteworthy (no warblers despite a bit of looking). I decided to make my next stop at Mitch's Way and had better luck with this stop including a late Ruby crowned Kinglet, nearly fifty Black Ducks, all the expected woodpeckers (including a Yellow bellied Sapsucker and at least four Northern Flickers), at least 165 American Goldfinches including a single group of at least 135 in a small area feeding along the edges of the water and in the road, a group of 22 Common Grackles (this species and Red winged Blackbirds continue to be around in really good numbers for this late in the season) and three Yellow rumped Warblers.
I got out briefly on Sunday morning and checked out Winsor Dam where I had at least a dozen Bald Eagles in view at once...a very nice show as they did lots of interactions with each other. I tried to find a different species in among them but no luck (still hopeful the globetrotting Steller's Sea Eagle decides to stop here).
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