I just watched a flock of about 75 snow buntings in a corn field in
Piermont about 1 mile east of the Bradford/Piermont Bridge. Stunning
birds!

On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Mark Council <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I live in Fairlee, right in the CT River valley, adjacent to a large open
> field next to Hodge's. Every winter at some point I see at least a small
> flock of snow buntings in the field next to my place, but today there's a
> flock of over 200. A group of about 15 broke off from the larger flock and
> came right up to the back of my house and were underneath the feeders(!) for
> a few minutes. That's a first in my 21 years here, especially to see them
> less than ten feet from my kitchen window. What gorgeous birds.
> Mark Council
>
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> teachable. -Mark Nepo
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