Hi Bill, Glad you saw the Sandhill Crane, having heard it I couldn't see it for looking. Orange County first for me too. John S. On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 10:34 AM, Bill Shepard <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Ventured off to Bradford VT to walk the tracks this am. Great spot to > bird, as you are at “tree top” height, and there is water, marsh etc about. > > > > As I stepped onto the tracks, I heard an odd sound, I wrote it off to some > froggy/ amphibian sound. And continued my stroll. Rather chilly and > quiet. May be good day for BGGN, and there they were. > > > > A pair of Blue Gray Gnatcatchers….big as life. Busy and not very vocal. > As I was about to leave the tracks for my car I heard I rich musical > song: BAOR (Balt. Oriole) > > then I heard my “frog” again….this time I knew I weren’t no frog. And > I’d better go find it. > > > > I wandered out into the nearby corn field and lo-and-behold there was a > SaCr as big as life. This is a bird I have seen in FL, UT and AK…..very > distinct “bugley” sound. Not a bird you are going to miss: Sandhill Crane. > > > > Campbell Flats had 6 Solitary Sandpipers and 1 Lesser Yellowlegs in the > wet grass. > > > > Oh, (cool) happy day…May-day. > > > > BiSh > > > > > > > > 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] To unsubscribe: > E-mail this command to [log in to unmask] UNSUBSCRIBE > UV-Birders To change your e-mail address: E-mail this command from your old > address to: [log in to unmask] CHANGE UV-Birders [new e-mail > address] > > Web based archives and subscription management are available at: > http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html > -- Regards, John 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] To unsubscribe: E-mail this command to [log in to unmask] UNSUBSCRIBE UV-Birders To change your e-mail address: E-mail this command from your old address to: [log in to unmask] CHANGE UV-Birders [new e-mail address] Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html