This morning (March 7) a male Common Grackle joined about a dozen Blue Jays foraging in the backyard feeding area here in Norwich village. This was my first sighting of a Common Grackle in Norwich this year. (The earliest "spring" date on which I have seen a Common Grackle in Norwich was on February 26 in 2002.) George George Clark Norwich, 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 ****************************************************************