Today Ed Hack and I looked for birds in the northeastern part of Norwich, VT. Among highlights were 2 Green-winged Teal among dozens of Mallards at Pompy and a Great Egret in the field on the north side of Route 132 across from Pompy, Raptorial birds were well represented in northeastern Norwich with a few Turkey Vultures, a Cooper's Hawk, 2 Red-tailed Hawks together, 3 American Kestrels together and joined for a time by a Merlin. Shorebirds at Pompy today included at least 12 Killdeer, 2 Semipalmated Plovers, and a number of Least Sandpipers. Also seen in northeastern Norwich today were 2 Eastern Kingbirds, a few Barn Swallows near their nesting area under the southbound I-91 overpass at Pompy, a Savannah Sparrow, and 2 fall-plumaged Bobolinks. 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 ****************************************************************