Delta Park Birding

May 27th, 2021
Start Time: 6:55
End Time: 12:00
Weather: 50 degrees Fahrenheit, Partly cloudy, Winds 15 mph gusting to 20
Habitat: Deciduous floodplain forest, Riparian forest, Mudflats and emergent marsh vegetation, thick hemlock near the parking lot

A chilly morning for birding on the winooski and Lake Champlain, strong winds moved the trees and created difficult sound recording conditions. I began by walking down the anglers path next to the river with the floodplain forest on the other side of the path. There I flushed a Wood Duck and saw and heard a plethora of birds including Canada geese, Ring-billed gulls, American Redstarts, Red-eyed Vireos, Eastern Wood-pewees, and Hairy Woodpecker. I then walked back toward the angler only parking lot where I took the path out to the mudflats on Lake Champlain and the adjacent marsh. On the mudflats I saw a Great Egret, Caspian Tern, Spotted Sandpiper and many Canada geese. In the adjacent marsh Mallard ducks were landing, Marsh Wrens were singing along with Red-winged Blackbirds. When I walked back to the parking lot I found a small hemlock stand with thick understory that held 5 or 6 Carolina wren and a few black capped chickadees, they responded well to pshing and I was able to get a picture.

Posted on May 28, 2021 12:07 AM by andrewzilka1