Driving slowly down a dirt road near Springfield, we heard a group of 
noisy crows and couldn't resist investigating. They were clearly upset 
about something which they were mobbing high in a pine. Somehow their 
tone was more serious or urgent than when they mob owls, and sure 
enough... it was a fisher.

Fascinating to watch how agilely the fisher moved about the tree, and 
also how 5-10 crows joined together for their common good. Even a Blue 
Jay join the fray. We speculate that they were defending eggs or 
nestlings, and evidently it worked, for the fisher went away and the 
group disbanded.

Highlights among our bird sightings were numerous Brown Thrashers, 
copulating Kestrels, great looks at a Prairie Warbler, and a Savannah 
Sparrow carrying food. At one point, thrashers and a mockingbird were 
singing together, creating a chorus not unlike being in an aviary.

Doug & Spencer Hardy, Norwich

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