Or you heard a Meadow Lark. I went to Hawkins Road in Ferrisburg today to see if the ice was out, almost. As I was driving towards the Little Otter Creek, a meadowlark flew across the road. It was working hard against the strong south wind so it was going slow enough for a good look. Unmistakable white outer tail feathers. The frequency graphs under the bar charts in ebird shows their returning numbers rapidly increasing through March and April in Chittenden and Addison Counties. It might be worth going back for another look.
Liz Lee
Hinesburg
On 3/14/2025 4:51 PM, Maeve Kim wrote: > Today I thought I heard an Eastern Meadowlark twice, once from the field next to the parking lot at Shelburne Town Beach and later along Whalley Road, Charlotte. Halfway home I realized that Brown Creepers may be singing now, and their song has somewhat the same pattern. If a creeper sings the fourth song here https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Meadowlark/sounds > (the one recorded 8/16/64) it could sound like a meadowlark, especially to someone who’s either driving or chatting. > Maeve Kim, Jericho Center
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