We stopped in at Pompy (where Ompompanoosuc & Connecticut Rivers join; 
jct. routes 132 and 5) this afternoon, hoping for Nighthawks and wishing 
for shorebirds - and were not disappointed!

A tight group of Killdeer arrived on the north side of Rt. 132 [near 
former location of manure piles] at about the same time we did (1715). 
Great lighting on them as they noisily bathed and preened, rested, and 
then set off again within ~45 minutes.

The first 2 Nighthawks were overhead at 1810, not seriously foraging. 
Another 10 seen ~30 min. later, upstream ~2 miles; one singly, two 
groups of two foraging, then 5 feeding together. At 1900 we saw a loose 
flock of 20+ foraging actively along the Connecticut River, just below 
Pompy.

No swallows observed below I-91 bridge... gone south for school, no doubt.

Doug & Spencer Hardy, Norwich

Observation date:     8/28/07

Canada Goose   70 (approx. 1 mile upstream from Pompy)
Great Blue Heron   1 (sub-adult)
Green Heron   1
Killdeer   17     
Common Nighthawk   32 
Belted Kingfisher   1


Chris Rimmer wrote:
> Last evening at 6:15 pm, at least 7 Common Nighthawks were foraging 
> between I-91 and the Ledyard Bridge in Norwich.

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