I am new at this but driving home on the dirt part of new boston rd near rock ledge in norwich, a bird with orange belly, big dark spots on back and a long bill was slowly crossing the road. Searching pictures it looked like a virginia or king rail. Possible? any other ideas? Carol French On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 12:00 AM, UV-BIRDERS automatic digest system < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > There are 9 messages totaling 541 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. feeders > 2. bears > 3. Eastern Bluebird, Song Sparrow in Orford > 4. Mr. Timberdoodle (2) > 5. Merlins > 6. Lake Fairlee birds > 7. Blue-winged Teal > 8. Lake Runnemede sightings > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:51:40 -0400 > From: David Merker <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: feeders > > When should we be considering taking our feeders down? > > David Merker > Etna, NH > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:16:10 -0400 > From: David Merker <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: bears > > Just heard the news on public radio and they supplied the reminder that > april 1 is the time to take feeders down... One year we photographed 6 > different bears... at our feeders. So now we stop feeding in spring. Thanks > > David Merker > Etna, NH > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:26:06 -0400 > From: Jeff MacQueen <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Eastern Bluebird, Song Sparrow in Orford > > An Eastern Bluebird was back on my property this morning, perched on one > of my nest boxes. I stopped at the Richmond Conservation Land yesterday > afternoon and had a singing Song Sparrow along with a pair of Hooded > Mergansers, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles and an American Robin. > Robins seem scarce so far this spring in the Upper Valley, especially > compared to last winter and spring. Reeds Marsh turned up more Hooded > Mergansers, Canada Geese and a mature Bald Eagle chasing an immature over > the marsh. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:03:45 -0400 > From: Bill Shepard <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Mr. Timberdoodle > > Ah, well there were 2 males (aka Woodcock) singing last pm here in > Thetford. > Fortunately for us , they have been here for all of my 28 years. > > > > They sing/ courtship from the field across the road. Nothing like > listening > from the porch. (and closer) > > > > There was aerial combat, or a male dispute in the skies last pm, first I > have ever seen. > > > > Good birds. > > > > BS > > > > > > > > Bill Shepard > > > > Project Coordinator > > CT River Birding Trail > > 2360 Academy Road > > Thetford Center, VT 05075 > > > > Home: 802 785-2855 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:22:39 -0400 > From: Dan O'Hara <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Mr. Timberdoodle > > In case you haven't read it before see "A Sand County Almanac" April -Sky > Dance > > > On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Bill Shepard <[log in to unmask] > >wrote: > > > Ah, well there were 2 males (aka Woodcock) singing last pm here in > > Thetford. Fortunately for us , they have been here for all of my 28 > years. > > **** > > > > ** ** > > > > They sing/ courtship from the field across the road. Nothing like > > listening from the porch. (and closer)**** > > > > ** ** > > > > There was aerial combat, or a male dispute in the skies last pm, first I > > have ever seen.**** > > > > ** ** > > > > Good birds.**** > > > > ** ** > > > > BS**** > > > > ** ** > > > > ** ** > > > > ** ** > > > > Bill Shepard **** > > > > ** ** > > > > Project Coordinator**** > > > > CT River Birding Trail**** > > > > 2360 Academy Road**** > > > > Thetford Center, VT 05075**** > > > > ** ** > > > > Home: 802 785-2855**** > > > > ** ** > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:26:11 -0400 > From: Dick & Joanne Norton <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Merlins > > This morning we took advantage of the nice weather and the fact > that the golfers are not out yet,and were rewarded with seeing two Merlins > in two different trees on the Hanover Golf Course. > Occum Pond had many flocks of geese flying over (328 total), > red-winged blackbirds and cardinals singing loudly, plus the first House > Finches of the year for me. > Joanne Norton > Kendal at Hanover > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:04:56 -0400 > From: Peter LaBelle <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Lake Fairlee birds > > This morning my mom and I went out to Lake Fairlee. > Not much open water there yet, but in small patches there were about > twelve canada geese, two hooded mergansers, four common mergansers, and > mallards. In marsh at the edge of the lake, a flock of grackles and > red-winged blackbirds. > > Also, my FOY Broad-winged Hawks, two birds soaring in Thetford near > Zeebeedee Marsh. > 7 American Robins around the yard in Thetford. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:10:08 -0400 > From: george clark <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Blue-winged Teal > > This morning Ed Hack, Chris Rimmer, and I observed a male Blue-winged > Teal in a mainly ice-covered pond on the south side of Route 14 near > the Royalton/Sharon, VT, boundary (Ainsworth Farm). Other waterfowl > seen this morning included 6 Wood Ducks in the White River in Royalton > (Gilman Road Farm). > > George Clark > Norwich, VT > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:11:25 -0400 > From: cynthia crawford <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Lake Runnemede sightings > > Wayne and I took a lovely morning walk around the lake, which yielded a few > surprises: > > a solitary FOY Tree Swallow > 25 Redpolls foraging in the field and flying back and forth. > > Other sightings were: > 60 Canada Geese-fly-overs > 15 Comon Mergansers > 1 Belted Kingfisher > 4 Blue Jays > 6 Crows > 12 Chickadees > 1 Song Sparrow, singing mightily > 2 Cardinal, also singing > 2 Redwings > > And a bonus muskrat swimming and diving along the East shore-very > entertaining-even got underwater pictures. (No , we didn't dive, but it > did!). > > A very short stop at Dewey's Mills produced a pair of Hoodies. Very quiet > there- pond side sill mostly frozen. > > At home we still have 6-15 Redpolls. Evening Grosbeaks have been here but > scarce since first sighting. Saw one female yesterday. Brown Creeper has > been to the suet recently. Barred Owl still around occasionally-Wayne > heard it around 3 PM today. > > > -- > 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/ > > ------------------------------ > > End of UV-BIRDERS Digest - 29 Mar 2013 to 30 Mar 2013 (#2013-74) > **************************************************************** >