Below the Ledyard Bridge this morning:

Mallard     2
Double-crested Cormorant     4
Osprey     2
Killdeer     3
Great Black-backed Gull     1 imm.
Eastern Phoebe     1
American Crow     2
Fish Crow     2
Black-capped Chickadee     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1
American Robin     2
Yellow-rumped Warbler     1
Pine Warbler     3
Song Sparrow     2
Common Grackle     11
House Finch     1

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

I'm 99% sure on the Fish Crow ID.  The birds were on the exposed 
flats and flew past me at close range, heading north across the road 
on the VT side of the bridge.  One bird gave its high-pitched, nasal 
call, while the second perched atop a streetlight and fed on a large 
snail.  I observed it at close range in my spotting scope - small 
overall size and bill stood out.  Birders should be alert for 
evidence of nesting in the vicinity.  I've probably overlooked these 
birds several times this spring!

Chris
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Chris Rimmer
Conservation Biology Dept.
Vermont Institute of Natural Science
6565 Woodstock Road
P.O. Box 1281
Quechee, VT 05059
802-359-5001 ext. 230
www.vinsweb.org/cbd/index.html

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