Betsy and I birded by Ledyard Bridge this morning, eBird report below.  We have hummingbirds, catbirds, yellow bellied sapsuckers at the house on Elm St. in Norwich.  Both the winter and house wrens have been around.  Betsy put the hummingbird feeders out yesterday.  Hurray for spring!

Never got around to posting it, but saw a pair of Bald Eagles at Ledyard Bridge a couple of weeks ago - flying around the cove by the Mink Brook outlet on the NH side.  One had a small fish in its talons, the other giving chase...

Subject: eBird Report - Ledyard Bridge Area- CT River, Norwich , 5/7/11

Location:     Ledyard Bridge Area- CT River, Norwich
Observation date:     5/7/11
Notes:     Very productive outing in Foley Park at Ledyard Bridge and along the railroad tracks.  Followed the Palm Warbler along the tracks for 10 minutes before finally getting a great view!  It was feeding on flying insects and keeping under cover in the brush along the water's edge.  Never sang or made even a sound.  A first for me.

Clouds of insects swarming, with warblers giving chase.  Estimate of Yellow-rumpeds might be low - there were quite a few flitting around the trees, very hard to keep track of distinct individuals.  Good looks at both a male and female Baltimore Oriole.  Mudflats exposed, with various waders/shorebirds.

Number of species:     14

Mallard     6
Spotted Sandpiper     6
Solitary Sandpiper     2
Lesser Yellowlegs     6
Belted Kingfisher     2
Blue Jay     1
American Crow     6
Yellow Warbler     2
Yellow-rumped Warbler     10
Palm Warbler (Yellow)     1
Red-winged Blackbird     4
Common Grackle     2
Brown-headed Cowbird     1
Baltimore Oriole     2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt)

Bill Schults
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