Had a nice morning at Campbell Flats in Norwich yesterday. Highlight was an American Bittern that flew over, landed briefly and flew off again. Manages to get a few i.d. photos. What a HUGE bird! I had no idea. Thought it was a hawk at first. Photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/33836164@N03/sets/72157629663441862/ Also seen: 2 Bluebirds -still fighting off tree swallows from nesting box Photo of an angry bluebird: :-)) http://galleries.creaturekinships.com/?page_id=178 9 Bobolinks including 3 females 1st years 1 Solitary Sandpiper in the muddy field 1 Savannah Sparrow, also in the mud 3 chickadees- one doing the "Feed me" flutter. Breedinbg behavior? Fledged? (Too soon , I think). 1 yellow rump Kingbirds Phoebes 1 Flycatcher- quick "chebeck" ?? -- 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/