Hopefully, signs of things to come:

Although outside the Upper Valley, yesterday in Worcester village, in 
the parking lot of the new Post Office Cafe (I highly recommend sampling 
their excellent baked goods and coffees), a single Bohemian Waxwing was 
calling. I didn't linger outside outside long, but it appeared to be a 
loner.

This morning, while working outside my home in Norwich, I had the 
unmistakable and repeated flight calls of a Pine Grosbeak overhead, then 
45 minutes later a White-winged Crossbill. I never saw either bird, so 
don't know if they were members of a flock, but both were heading south.

Could be an interesting Christmas Bird Count season...

Chris

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Chris Rimmer
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
P.O. Box 420
Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-1431 ext. 1
http://www.vtecostudies.org