Field Journal 6

These field observations were made on April 14, 2020, from 8:00-9:30am in Norwich, Vermont. The weather was sunny and around 40 °F. For part of the walk I was on streets bordered by trees and lawns, and I mostly found birds in trees. There was one house with a few bird feeders where I found six different species, which moved around on the lawn and nearby bushes as well as on the feeder. I also spent about 40 minutes walking around the edge of a field. The field is used for recreation so the grass was cut, and it was bordered by trees with a stream along one edge. Most of the birds were found in the trees, but I saw three American Robins out on the grass, an American Crow on a nearby tennis court, and two Eastern Phoebes flying in and out of a baseball dugout. I also saw a Red-tailed Hawk flying high above the field and being chased by a crow. There was also a small pool of standing water in the trees, maybe a vernal pool, where I saw an Eastern Phoebe perched on a branch sticking out of the water.

Posted on April 15, 2020 12:50 PM by juliecal