>
> Observation date:     2/9/10
>     An adult Sharp-shinned Hawk which visited the backyard feeding  
> area in Norwich village this afternoon was identified by its overall  
> relatively small size, relatively small head, lack of contrast in  
> color between the crown and back, and lack of a well rounded tip on  
> the tail. This was my first sighting of this species in Norwich  
> during calendar year 2010.

  The full list for today follows:
>
> Number of species:     12
>
> Sharp-shinned Hawk     1
> Mourning Dove     3
> Downy Woodpecker     1
> Blue Jay     11
> American Crow     7
> Common Raven     1
> Black-capped Chickadee     4
> Tufted Titmouse     1
> White-throated Sparrow     4
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     2
> Northern Cardinal     5
> House Finch     6
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt 
> )

George

George Clark
Norwich, VT

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