Reduced numbers and diversity of waterfowl below the Ledyard Bridge this 
morning, following the raised water levels.  Nice influx of phoebes in 
the Warner Meadows area of Norwich, with 3 singing males.

Location:     Ledyard Bridge
Observation date:     4/3/09
Number of species:     8

Canada Goose     10
Wood Duck	5
American Wigeon     1 male
Mallard     13
Hooded Merganser     4
Common Merganser     3
Eastern Phoebe     1
Song Sparrow     4

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt)


I just came in from searching for migrating amphibians on this rainy, warm evening.  Walking Hopson Rd from 9:45-10:30 pm, I found surprisingly few, though both peepers and wood frogs are chorusing in Spring Pond: just 1 spotted salamander, 1 peeper, 1 wood frog crossing the road.  Multitudes of worms.

Chris


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Chris Rimmer
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
P.O. Box 420
Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-1431 ext. 1
www.vtecostudies.org

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