A seasonally late male Yellow-shafted Flicker briefly visited the  
backyard here in Norwich village at mid day (Nov. 29). He landed on a  
feeder containing sunflower seeds but quickly departed without any  
feeding.

My only record from Norwich of this species later in the calendar year  
was a flicker, also here in the backyard, during a Hanover-Norwich  
Christmas Bird Count on December 26, 1994.

Other highlights among the 12 species seen here in the backyard today  
included a Cooper's Hawk present for a short time in late afternoon,  
an American Tree Sparrow, 2 White-throated Sparrows, a flock of at  
least 11 Northern Cardinals (6 females and 5 males) present at dusk on  
their way to roost, and one Evening Grosbeak.

George

George Clark
Norwich, VT

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