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!
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Cindy Crawford
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