Chipping sparrow at my bird feeder just now on Edson Hill in Stowe.
Unmistakable rufous cap. Looked plump & healthy to me. --?? Could not snap
a picture in time.
Catherine Crawleey
Stowe, VT
On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 12:00 AM, VTBIRD automatic digest system <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> There are 2 messages totaling 58 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
> 1. Weekend birds: Gray Catbird, Short-eared Owls, Fox Sparrow, etc
> 2. OCAS Cabin Fever Lecture Series - A Vermonter's Photo Big Year
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:13:10 +0000
> From: Linnea Garrepy <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Weekend birds: Gray Catbird, Short-eared Owls, Fox Sparrow,
> etc
>
> Tyler,
>
> Your photos are amazing! Thanks for sharing.
>
> Lin, in Syracuse
>
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Vermont Birds <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Tyler Pockette <
> [log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 5:38 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [VTBIRD] Weekend birds: Gray Catbird, Short-eared Owls, Fox
> Sparrow, etc
>
> Hi all,
>
> Some fun birds this weekend included a Gray Catbird feeding in a patch of
> wild rose on Snake Mountain Rd. in Cornwall, a Fox Sparrow visiting a
> feeder on Market Rd. in Bridport, and at least 3 Short-eared Owls on Gage
> Rd. that came out pretty early on Friday evening. They were out early
> enough for photos and early enough to compete with the Northern Harriers
> for the meadow vole prizes. The waterfowl show at the Crown Point bridge
> continued yesterday with great species diversity including several Barrow's
> Goldeneyes, Redheads, Canvasbacks, all 3 scoters, Northern Pintail,
> Long-tailed Ducks, and many others.
>
> Some photos from the weekend can be found here:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/106350684@N05/
>
> -Tyler Pockette
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 20:08:01 -0500
> From: Ron Payne <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: OCAS Cabin Fever Lecture Series - A Vermonter's Photo Big Year
>
> Cabin Fever Lecture Series - A Vermonter's Photo Big Year, presented by
> Tyler Pockette.
>
> Salisbury resident Tyler Pockette will share photos and stories about his
> quest photograph as many bird species as possible while traveling across
> the United States during 2014.
>
> Thursday, Jan. 14, 7pm at the Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury.
>
> --
> Ron Payne
> Middlebury, VT
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of VTBIRD Digest - 10 Jan 2016 to 11 Jan 2016 (#2016-12)
> ************************************************************
>
|