On Saturday morning I took a beginning birder on a leisurely birding trip to the Ledyard Bridge and Bragg Hill in Norwich, the Mystery Trail and Houghton Hill marsh in Thetford, and Post Pond in Lyme. I found 61 species; highlights included both Waterthrushes, the three local Empidonax flycachers, a probable Magnolia Warbler, and "my" Broad-winged Hawk. The latter deserves some explanation. Two years ago, I stopped briefly at Houghton Hill marsh late in the day and found it pretty quiet; however, I lingered a few minutes and was rewarded by a Broad-winged Hawk. Last year around this time I took a beginning birder to Houghton Hill around noon, and it was pretty quiet -- just the usual Red-winged Blackbirds, Swamp Sparrows, etc.; however, I remarked to her that if we waited around a bit at this spot, we might find something interesting, and I mentioned my encounter the year before with the Broad-winged Hawk. No sooner were the words out of my mouth than I heard a Broad-winged Hawk, and a few minutes later it circled over our heads! This year when I returned to the spot, I was just about to tell my companion about "conjuring" the Broad-winged Hawk last year, when I heard a Broad-winged Hawk! -- and in a few moments it came circling over our heads, calling querulously. David Webb Hanover **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************