Extra Credit Field Journal Entry
Date - 5/8/21
Start time - 9:12 am
End time - 11:07 am
Location - North Waterfront Park, Burlington, VT
Weather (temperature, wind speed/direction, precipitation) - 54 F, 100% cloud cover, no wind, some rain towards the end of the trip
Habitat(s) - open park next to lake, bike path with dense shrubby trees
Observations
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Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)Observer
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Lots of different groups around the pier
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Observer
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A few males in a retention pond near the skate park
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Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)Observer
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Small group diving around breakwater
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Observer
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Few pairs around nests
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European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)Observer
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On ground near ECHO center
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
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two males swimming together near ECHO center
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Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)Observer
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large group flying around pier past ECHO center
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Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)Observer
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in trees near pier
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Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)Observer
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flying overhead throughout waterfront area
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Observer
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Few individuals flitting around bushes on pier
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
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around trees off of bike path
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Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)Observer
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on power lines above bike path
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Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)Observer
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flying over bike path towards North Beach
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
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juvenile eagle flying over bike path
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White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)Observer
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Large group moving through underbrush in a path of trees
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