A few new arrivals during a mile-long walk around my Norwich neighborhood this morning. The bluebirds in Hillside Cemetery have a nest that is almost completely constructed. Last year the first egg was laid on 4/16, so they're right on schedule. Location: Warner Meadows Observation date: 4/12/11 Notes: Winter Wren, Pine Warbler, Fox Sparrow singing Number of species: 24 Canada Goose 5 Wild Turkey 2 Northern Harrier 1 male flying N Merlin 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 6 American Crow 8 Tree Swallow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 3 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Winter Wren 1 Eastern Bluebird 1 female American Robin 14 Pine Warbler 1 Fox Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 8 Dark-eyed Junco 30 Northern Cardinal 1 Red-winged Blackbird 3 Common Redpoll 3 Pine Siskin 2 American Goldfinch 1 Evening Grosbeak 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt) -- Chris Rimmer Vermont Center for Ecostudies P.O. Box 420 Norwich, VT 05055 802-649-1431 ext. 1 http://www.vtecostudies.org **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************