This morning, when I looked out a window around 6:40 am, an immature  
Broad-winged Hawk was perched on top of a sunflower seed feeder here  
in the backyard in Norwich village. At the time, calls of Blue Jay,  
Tufted Titmouse, and American Goldfinch were heard, but the only small  
bird seen was a male goldfinch only a few yards away from the hawk.  
After some minutes of looking around, the hawk flew off without having  
captured any prey.

Although Broad-wings in their season are occasionally seen flying over  
the neighborhood, having a Broad-winged sitting on a feeder was a  
first for this location. Broad-wings don't appear to be particularly  
adept at catching most feeder birds, and the hawk today was perhaps  
attracted by the regularly occurring young Gray Squirrels or perhaps  
one of the less often seen Chipmunks.

George Clark
Norwich, VT

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