Ecology in action here today. We enjoyed watching a juvenile Mourning 
Dove during breakfast, apparently fresh from the nest. During the 
afternoon, screaming Jays momentarily preceded a Cooper's Hawk rocketing 
through. Fresh-looking feathers found scattered about look suspiciously 
like those of a juvenile mourning dove, subsequently not seen.

Not many sights prettier than yellow-rumps amidst apple blossoms!

Doug Hardy, Norwich

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Location:     Bragg & Tucker corner
Observation date:     5/3/10
Number of species:     22

Ruffed Grouse     1
Cooper's Hawk     1
Mourning Dove     5 (morning)
Barred Owl     1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     2
Downy Woodpecker     1
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Blue-headed Vireo     1
Blue Jay     15
Tree Swallow     8
Black-capped Chickadee     2
Tufted Titmouse     1
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     2
Ovenbird     2
Chipping Sparrow     1
Red-winged Blackbird     2
Common Grackle     1
Brown-headed Cowbird     3
Purple Finch     1
American Goldfinch     6
Evening Grosbeak     6

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt)

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