This morning, about 16 participants enjoyed excellent weather in a  
postponed bird walk organized by the Thetford Conservation Commission  
and held at the Crossroad Farm and the contiguous Taylor Floodplain  
Preserve in the Post Mills section of Thetford, VT.

Some highlights among 52 bird species found during the walk included a  
Common Loon calling while in flight, an Osprey, a nesting pair of  
Killdeer by their nest, a Spotted Sandpiper, a calling Alder  
Flycatcher, a Common Raven mobbed in flight by American Crows, 3  
species of swallows  including Cliff Swallows nesting at the farm, a  
singing Brown Creeper, Veeries, a flock of Cedar Waxwings, 9 species  
of warblers including Northern Parula, a Savannah Sparrow at close  
range, and a singing Purple Finch. After the end of the scheduled  
walk, an additional species, a Black-throated Green Warbler, was heard  
singing at the farm. Special thanks go to coleader and eBird compiler  
Peter LaBelle, to hosts and guides Tim and Janet Taylor, and to the  
Thetford Conservation Commission and especially Connie Snyder for  
enabling a splendid morning afield.

For more details about the numbers and kinds of birds found during the  
walk, please go to
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S18447839

George Clark
Norwich, VT

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