Late this morning, Blake Allison and I saw at least 45 Bobolinks, all apparently "fall-plumaged", flying as singles or in small groups along over the tops of the corn plants in the cornfield on Campbell Flats Road in Norwich, VT. Such aggregations of Bobolinks are a sign that fall landbird migration is underway in the Upper Valley.

Other birds at that cornfield this morning included 2 Barn Swallows foraging over the field, at least a few Common Yellowthroats, a number of Song Sparrows and Indigo Buntings, and at least a few Red-winged Blackbirds. A juvenile Cooper’s Hawk was for a time perched in a white pine along the edge of the field but was not seen pursuing any of the numerous birds in the field. However, after the hawk took flight across the field, a Barn Swallow swooped in, briefly flying as though chasing the hawk.

George Clark
Norwich, VT

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