Hello Vermont Birders:

 I have not detected a Fish Crow in Burlington at any of the places I
regularly visit and encounter Fish Crows during the breeding season
(Battery Park area, City Market, Food Shelf, etc.) since late last fall. In
my limited experience in Burlington, I do not consider them a regularly
occurring species in winter. So I definitely perked up when I heard their
distinctive calls this afternoon across the street at the Food Shelf. A
pair was up to their old habits, lurking around the bus stop searching for
food scraps. I recorded a lousy snippet of their calls and attached it to
my eBird report.

Speaking of eBird, if you haven't noticed, it is remarkably easy to attach
and archive all sorts of media into an eBird checklist now. I know the VT
birding community to be remarkably committed to eBird. I applaud all of
your efforts. I am going to take this opportunity to encourage all of you
eBirders to enhance your records with recordings, photos, etc. It is
literally as simple as drag and drop. Check it out sometime.

Good birding,
Eric

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Eric Hynes
Burlington, VT
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