Some highlights among 27 bird species seen in Norwich today included a) a Double-crested Cormorant, 6 Hooded Mergansers, and a Belted Kingfisher at Foley Park, b) a Red-tailed Hawk and a male Red-winged Blackbird at Pompy, c) a Great Blue Heron along Campbell Flats Road, and d) a Sharp-shinned Hawk, 3 male Red-winged Blackbirds, a Common Grackle, and a Purple Finch here in the backyard in Norwich village. In late morning along Campbell Flats Road, about 160 American Crows were present. Of those more than 100 were flying southward in an stretched out flock, while more than 50 others gathered in a recently harvested field of corn. 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 ****************************************************************