Waterbirds

Date: 5/24
Time: 7:45 am - 12:00 pm (site was ~50 mins away)
Location: West Rutland Marsh
Habitat: Cattail marsh along the Castleton river. Dense vegetation, with lots of scrub alongside the boardwalk. The marsh itself is a strip, between two roads and spilling over a bit, fenced in on either side by mainly deciduous forest--along the main access road, there's a stand of aspen. The other side is forested, with some farmland up to the edge of the hill. It's in a valley of sorts, which unfortunately makes the sound-scape vulnerable to loud booms that echo throughout. The marsh itself has some open pools of water, but visibility is impacted by the 8+ft tall common reed/phragmite that borders the marsh and is keen on creeping further in.

Posted on May 25, 2021 12:17 AM by avi_