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Community Birdwalk

5/30/2015

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On May 30, we had the privilege of hosting a community bird walk, led by distinguished ornithologist George Clark.  George helped us to hear and/or see over 30 species of birds on the Dothan Brook Trails property:
  1. Double-crested Cormorant  -- five flying over
  2. Turkey Vulture -- three in flight
  3. Red-tailed Hawk -- adult in flight
  4. Mourning Dove -- seen and heard
  5. Ruby-throated Hummingbird -- male perched on snag
  6. Eastern Wood-Pewee -- repeated calling
  7. Eastern Phoebe
  8. Great Crested Flycatcher -- seen perched and heard calling along brook
  9. Red-eyed Vireo -- numerous
  10. Blue Jay
  11. American Crow
  12. Black-capped Chickadee
  13. White-breasted Nuthatch
  14. Veery
  15. American Robin
  16. Gray Catbird
  17. Ovenbird -- numerous
  18. Louisiana Waterthrush -- song and call notes heard along brook
  19. Black-and-white Warbler
  20. Nashville Warbler (ID later confirmed by George, by comparing song recordings)
  21. Common Yellowthroat
  22. American Redstart
  23. Chestnut-sided Warbler
  24. Black-throated Blue Warbler
  25. Black-throated Green Warbler
  26. Chipping Sparrow
  27. Song Sparrow
  28. Scarlet Tanager
  29. Northern Cardinal
  30. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
  31. Purple Finch
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A new invader

5/19/2015

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A new alien invasive plant, Narrowleaf Bittercress, has appeared in some areas that were washed out in Hurricane Irene and subsequently repaired with the addition of dirt fill brought in from elsewhere.  If you see this plant anywhere, pull it out before it goes to seed.  It has spread rapidly through woodlands in other parts of the country, and is thought to be even worse than Garlic Mustard in that regard.  As its Latin name (Cardamine impatiens) suggests, it uses exploding seed pods to throw its seeds some distance from the plant.
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    Tom and Patricia Norton have owned this land since June 2013.  We live in Thetford, VT, and love coming to Dothan Brook frequently to explore the trails, to watch the Brook, and to see how many different species of plants and animals we can find.  We are pleased to welcome you to this beautiful land.

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