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