Here is a image of the same bird, perched in our lilac and posted to the 
Vermont eBird Flickr group.
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/36866981@N03/5677774534/in/pool-vtebird>
We'll post an update Monday morning as to whether or not the bird is 
around. eBird indicates that this is the second Vermont record of the 
species, if accepted. It was first noticed at about 2 pm today, just 
after we arrived home, tracked down the singing towhee and got 
distracted by exciting views of the goshawk - phew!

Other excitement here today included:
   1 Northern Goshawk - adult male
   1 Eastern Towhee - singing
   1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
   8 Purple Finch
   1 Pine Siskin
   2 Evening Grosbeak

Doug & Spencer Hardy, Norwich


On 5/1/2011 7:04 PM, Jim Block wrote:
> Thanks to Spencer and Doug Hardy for finding this rare bird, alerting
> birders, and opening their home for us interested parties.  With all the
> experts there within around an hour or so after the post--George, Ed,
> Spencer, Doug, Chris, Emerson, to name just a few--there seems little need
> for photographic documentation.  But here is some anyway.  I suspect you
> will see more in the coming hours or days.
> http://www.jimblockphoto.com/2011/05/golden-crowned-sparrow/
>
> I'll leave it to others to mention the other times this species has been
> seen in VT.
>
> Jim
> Etna, NH

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