The 2009 The NEK Audubon Birdathon was held on Saturday, May 30. As with past years, we covered the birding "hot spots" in the Kingdom from sun up to sun down, seeking the elusive 100 species count by noon.

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2009 Birdathon Results:

1. Species seen or heard in the Northeast Kingdom:
CANADA GOOSE
WOOD DUCK
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
MALLARD
HOODED MERGANSER
RUFFED GROUSE
WILD TURKEY
COMMON LOON
PIED-BILLED GREBE
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT
GREAT BLUE HERON
GREEN HERON
TURKEY VULTURE
OSPREY
BALD EAGLE
RED-TAILED HAWK
PEREGRINE FALCON
VIRGINIA RAIL
COMMON MOORHEN(!)
KILLDEER
SPOTTED SANDPIPER
RUDDY TURNSTONE(!)
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
WILSON'S SNIPE
AMERICAN WOODCOCK
RING-BILLED GULL
ROCK PIGEON
MOURNING DOVE
BARRED OWL
CHIMNEY SWIFT
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
BELTED KINGFISHER
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
DOWNY WOODPECKER
HAIRY WOODPECKER
NORTHERN FLICKER
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
EASTERN WOOD PEWEE
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
ALDER FLYCATCHER
LEAST FLYCATCHER
EASTERN PHOEBE
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER
EASTERN KINGBIRD
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
WARBLING VIREO
RED-EYED VIREO
BLUE JAY
AMERICAN CROW
COMMON RAVEN
TREE SWALLOW
BANK SWALLOW
CLIFF SWALLOW
BARN SWALLOW
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE
BOREAL CHICKADEE(!)
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH
HOUSE WREN
WINTER WREN
MARSH WREN
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
EASTERN BLUEBIRD
VEERY
SWAINSON'S THRUSH
HERMIT THRUSH
WOOD THRUSH
AMERICAN ROBIN
GRAY CATBIRD
EUROPEAN STARLING
CEDAR WAXWING
NASHVILLE WARBLER
YELLOW WARBLER
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
MAGNOLIA WARBLER
CAPE MAY WARBLER
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
PINE WARBLER
PALM WARBLER(!)
BLACKPOLL WARBLER
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
AMERICAN REDSTART
OVENBIRD
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
MOURNING WARBLER
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT
CANADA WARBLER
SCARLET TANAGER
CHIPPING SPARROW
FIELD SPARROW
SAVANNAH SPARROW
SONG SPARROW
SWAMP SPARROW
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
DARK-EYED JUNCO
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
INDIGO BUNTING
BOBOLINK
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
EASTERN MEADOWLARK
RUSTY BLACKBIRD(!)
COMMON GRACKLE
BALTIMORE ORIOLE
PURPLE FINCH
PINE SISKIN
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
EVENING GROSBEAK
HOUSE SPARROW
Total species seen or heard: 112

2. Species we should have seen but missed (where were they?):
COMMON MERGANSER
AMERICAN BITTERN
BROAD-WINGED HAWK
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
COOPER'S HAWK
AMERICAN KESTREL
PILEATED WOODPECKER
WILLOW FLYCATCHER
TUFTED TITMOUSE
BROWN CREEPER
BROWN THRASHER
NORTHERN PARULA BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD
NORTHERN CARDINAL
Total "shoulda's": 14

3. Species we might have seen but missed (seen in previous years or known to be in the area):
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
GREEN-WINGED TEAL
RING-NECKED DUCK
NORTHERN HARRIER
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK
MERLIN
RING-NECKED PHEASANT
SPRUCE GROUSE
SORA
SANDHILL CRANE
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
SOLITARY SANDPIPER
LEAST SANDPIPER
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
HERRING GULL
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
WHIP-POOR-WILL
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
GRAY JAY
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
CAROLINA WREN
BICKNELL'S THRUSH
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
TENNESSEE WARBLER
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER
WILSON'S WARBLER
EASTERN TOWHEE
VESPER SPARROW
LINCOLN'S SPARROW
HOUSE FINCH
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL
Total "mighta's": 38