Yesterday while walking the road I spied what I thought to be an early fall leaf only to see thru my binos that it was a scarlet tanager in mid-wardrobe change. It also looked to be suffering from some sort of tumor as the flank was puffed out and the feathers in disarray. The other day I saw some interesting behavior involving a kingfisher and great blue heron. First the kingfisher sat with its beak agape while it surveyed the pond. Then the heron landed in a nearby tree and also had its bill agape. Upon examining my photos they showed that the heron's tongue was sticking out! It wasn't particularly hot so I don't think it was the cause for this behavior. Sue Wetmore ----- Original Message ----- From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Friday, September 6, 2013 7:37:01 AM Subject: eBird Report - Hollow Rd., Brandon, Sep 5, 2013 Hollow Rd., Brandon, Rutland, US-VT Sep 5, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) 10 species Turkey Vulture 2 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Eastern Phoebe 3 Red-eyed Vireo 1 American Crow 2 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Song Sparrow 1 Scarlet Tanager 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15105515 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)