I had a strange encounter this evening at ~6:30 pm.  While talking to a 
neighbor on Pine Tree Road in Norwich, I was surprised to hear the 
unmistakable call of a Herring Gull overhead.  I looked up and saw what 
I can only describe as a kettle of 18 gulls, soaring ~150 feet above the 
ground, drifting slowly north.  One or two birds called several times - 
I felt as if I was on the coast of ME or MA. The light was poor, and I 
wouldn't have been able to confidently identify the birds if not for 
their calling.  I looked carefully for size differences, but there were 
none, so I'm confident all were Herring Gulls.

I assume the birds were migrating northward...

Chris

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Chris Rimmer
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
P.O. Box 420
Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-1431 ext. 1
www.vtecostudies.org

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