On the way out to collect the morning paper, I flushed a m. Northern Goshawk from the low brush directly across the road.  It was the 2nd time I had seen him in 3 days, the last time was in the small hemlocks adjacent to our feeders.  Coincidently my trip to the mailbox did not disrupt the feeding of 5 Wild Turkeys that have been constant fixtures around the feeders, they were missing.  Upon further inspection around the yard, 2 sizable clumps of turkey feathers were found 30 yds apart.  A late afternoon snowshoe trip ended with the discovery of the evidence, a recently plucked turkey carcass, from the location that I flushed the morning Goshawk(evidence attached).  The same scenario occurred this morning when I went for the Sunday paper, the Goshawk was getting it's morning sustenance from yesterday's leftovers.  For a second day, no Wild Turkeys.

Yesterday afternoon an adult Coopers Hawk made a brief appearance at the feeders, but did not stay for long.  Also 6 Pine Grosbeaks for the first time, feeding both on seed and spruce tree cones across the road.

16 Snow Buntings and 1 Raven were seen on our snowshoe trek up around the Townsend's fields on the top of Storrs Hill.

David Jorgensen
Storrs Hill
Lebanon NH

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