Along Bragg Hill Rd. this afternoon I found one of the biggest sparrow
flocks I have seen this fall. From the car I flushed wave after wave
of birds, with two groups that looked like they numbered more than 50
individuals each. Almost all juncos, but a few others still mixed in.
There easily could have been 300+ birds total.

On a side note, the approaching weather system could make for some
good birding tomorrow.
This radar map shows what I think is a large movement of
migrants--although it is updated frequently so might not show much in
an hour or two.

http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/radar/displayRad.php?icao=KGYX&prod=bref1&bkgr=black&endDate=20121018&endTime=-1&duration=0

Spencer Hardy
Norwich, VT

Elmer Brook gully area, Windsor, US-VT
Oct 18, 2012 4:26 PM - 4:36 PM
Protocol: Stationary
9 species

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)  1     heard only, several call notes
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  5
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  200     Very conservative count, all
throughout one of the yard

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