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At home in Norwich this AM we were greeted to a wonderful morning chorus: 6-7 Hermit Thrush (not all singing, but at least 3) Pine Siskins twittering Goldfinches , also twittering robins singing and scolding Yellow-rumped Warbler singing White-throated Sparrow- faint song Blue-headed Vireo- persistent song Juncoes- kind of quiet Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers arguing and squawking Ruffed Grouse- take-off flutter Chickadees chicking Mourning Doves cooing Red=breasted Nuthatches yanking Woodpeckers- Hairy and Downy rat-a-tatting Blue Jays jaying Faint song of a Winter Wren And..... our flock of 22 Evening Grosbeaks- still here loudly proclaiming themselves above the din Later- just down the road- two Turkeys Pompy Landing: 1 Belted Kingfisher-male RW blackbirds Song Sparrows 3 Canada Geese notable lack of ducks 1 Bald Eagle chased by a crow Campbell Flats 7 Tree Swallows harassing one male bluebird over a nest box. So far, BB holding his own 2 crows 1 Broad-wing hawk And a HUGE snapping turtle alongside rt. 132. Flagged down a policeman to see if it could be chased back into the wetland. Scary! Apparently, mission accomplished- glad it wasn't me! Spring has Sprung! -- Cindy Crawford Creature Kinships and Natural Affinities Animal and Nature Paintings, Portraits and Prints www.creaturekinships.com Photos: http://pbase.com/creaturekinships BLOG: http://creature-kinships.blogspot.com/