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I heard this bird today in our yard, but it wasn’t a song I immediately recognized. The area is mixed habitat (forest with meadows nearby) at 1,000 feet with a nearby steep drop-off that sometimes lends itself to brief and uncommon visitors.

The chickadees were also activated by the presence of this bird that can be heard at :02, :45, and 1:18. The volume/projection from this bird was very loud, similar to that of an oriole for example. Merlin was not able to match the bird to the over 500 possible matches.

Video of the Merlin recording so that the spectrogram can also be seen. Any help would be massively appreciated!

7/6/26, White River Junction, VT

Edit: Feel free to ignore the screaming fox recording that somehow got attached to this post. Apologies.

UPDATE: Piggy has been found and is home safe! Thank you all so much for your support!

This is probably a long shot, but last night, our Border Collie Mix pushed open our gate and took herself for a walk around 8:30 pm, and hasn't come back. We are about a mile from the AT in the town of Hartford, VT, near Norwich, closest to Podunk Rd and Griggs Mountain. So, I wanted to post this here on the very off chance she has decided to adopt some nearby hikers.

She is a border collie mix/mutt, black with a white forehead blaze. She's around 11 years old but seems much younger. She has a blue Wolfgang brand collar with mountains on it. She was last seen on Wildlife Road in Hartford/White River Junction around 830pm 6/19 (the ring caught her opening a gate and walking off) and we've been looking for her since.

She's very friendly and I would be shocked if she ran away if people called. She goes by: Bristol (legal), Pig, Piggy, Peebo.

If you see her or have her snuggled up with you please reach out!. Her vet is Randolph Regional in Randolph, VT. Thank you!!!

UPDATE: Piggy has been found and is home safe! Thank you all so much for your support!

This is probably a long shot, but last night, our Border Collie Mix pushed open our gate and took herself for a walk around 8:30pm, and hasn't come back.

She is a border collie mix/mutt black with a white forehead blaze. She's around 11 years old but seems much younger. She has a blue Wolfgang brand collar with mountains on it. She was last seen on Wildlife Road in White River Junction around 830pm 6/19 (the ring caught her opening a gate and walking off) and we've been looking for her since.

She's very friendly and I would be shocked if she ran away if people called. She goes by: Bristol (legal), Pig, Piggy, Peebo.

If you see her or have her snuggled up with you please reach out!. Her vet is Randolph Regional in Randolph, VT. Thank you!!!