Lots of bird activity on Bragg Hill in Norwich today! The following list includes those seen on a run and during lunch at home. My goshawk ID hasn't been confirmed by anyone, yet I'll go out on a limb based on photos; it was big. Even more exciting was what I would confidently call a Scarlet Tanager... were it not for the date. The bird was seen - w/o binoculars - in an apple tree near the corner of Bragg Hill Rd. and Dutton Hill West, a tree known to Spencer and I as being good for interesting migrants every year. My impression was brighter, smaller, and more slender than a cardinal, with different behavior; I didn't even think cardinal (which I see every morning) until I realized how early it is for a SCTA. There was a robin in the tree for color and size comparison. Although I immediately stopped running when it caught my attention, the bird was among branches and observed rather briefly; I can't therefore be certain it didn't have a crest and can't say whether the wing coverts were black... If anyone passes this spot, it would be worth a look (right at the point Bragg Hill Road levels out). Doug Hardy -------- Original Message -------- Subject: eBird Report - Bragg Hill Rd. above Happy Hill Rd jct., Apr 9, 2014 Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 13:40:44 -0400 (EDT) From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Bragg Hill Rd. between Happy Hill and Tucker Hill Roads, Windsor, US-VT Apr 9, 2014 10:40 AM - 12:40 PM Protocol: Traveling 5.0 mile(s) Comments: Distance is out AND back, starting at Tucker Hill Road end and including all to Jacobson's (at 2.5 mi) 17 species Northern Goshawk 1 Took a pass at feeder area, loaded with juncos, chickadees and jays; perched briefly and flew off. See 2 images: https://www.flickr.com/photos/36866981@N03/13742088113/ <iframe src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/36866981@N03/13742088113/player/" width="500" height="331" frameborder="0"></iframe> Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ventral and dorsal views as it took off Mourning Dove 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 great views during strong, direct flight; vocalized loudly Eastern Phoebe 1 Blue Jay 21 American Crow 7 Black-capped Chickadee 7 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Eastern Bluebird 2 American Robin 100 conservative estimate European Starling 5 Song Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco 30 Northern Cardinal 1 Red-winged Blackbird 10 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17815996 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/vt) **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************