Walking along Tucker Hill Rd. in Norwich this morning I found a nice collection of winter birds, I was wishing the Christmas Bird Count was today! A Belted Kingfisher was repeatedly calling from a small brook near a beaver pond where this species has been during summer months, but this was my first winter record in the area. Other noteworthy birds from Tucker Hill included a Carolina Wren, two Brown Creepers, a flyover Purple Finch, a Golden-crowned Kinglet, and a Ruffed Grouse. Spencer Hardy Norwich, VT Jeremy's, Windsor, US-VT Dec 29, 2013 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.1 mile(s) 13 species Belted Kingfisher 1 Calling from small stream across Beaver Meadow Rd. Downy Woodpecker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 3 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Brown Creeper 1 Carolina Wren 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 European Starling 8 Purple Finch 1 Flyover, heard only View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16111344 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************