A familiar, yet uncommon chip note got my attention this afternoon. A
new yard bird, 4 American Pipits, they circled and landed, then
disappeared in the field. One bird was seen well again at 4:30pm. A
ten minute ebird count added a few other nice birds, including a pair
of Evening Grosebeaks. A couple Pine Siskins were around later in the
day.

Spencer Hardy,
Norwich VT

home, Windsor, US-VT
Oct 7, 2012 1:25 PM - 1:30 PM
Comments:     Yard count prompted by pipits
16 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  5     Heard only, small flock
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  4
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)  1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  5
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)  4     Circled and landed, then
disappeared in the field
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  3
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  3
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  20
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)  2
Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)  2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/vt)