hey chris, on the subject of parking/cars/roads, have you or anyone else noticed the huge number of dead gray and red squirrels that are being hit by cars this year?  my hypothesis is that there is such a lack of mast in the woods (i didn’t see a single cone on any of the conifers while on the long trail hiking, from massachusetts to app gap, nor did i see acorns or mountain ash berries), and the animals are having to travel more to find food.  i know that doesn’t pertain to birds, but has anyone made finch predictions for the winter yet?    thanks for the heads up on the lot.  jenn

> On Aug 29, 2018, at 10:52 AM, Chris Rimmer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> For those birders among us who have parked at the Lewiston Lot on the northwest side of the Ledyard Bridge in Norwich for many years, it came as a unpleasant surprise when one of us was issued a parking violation from Dartmouth College last Thursday morning. Although there have been signs there for the past several years, indicating that parking is not authorized without a permit, we blissfully ignored the signage, as that lot has been widely viewed (by birders and others) as an unofficial  "commuter lot". That perception is most definitely no longer valid.
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> I looked into the situation and learned that Dartmouth Transportation Services apparently began enforcing the parking restrictions in 2017. I was told that public parking without a permit is allowed only on weekends and after 5 pm on weekdays. That is mostly good news for us birders, as many of us have used the site for years as a gathering and carpooling spot for group trips, most of which take place on weekends.
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> Outside of those allowed periods, anyone parking in the Lewiston Lot is taking a chance. I will say that, despite many flagrant violations myself during the past two years, mostly in early morning, I've never received a ticket. While I was able to arrange to void last week's ticket to an "anonymous" birder, I doubt I'll have that leeway again! 
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> Chris
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> P.S. The past three mornings have seen a pronounced lack of visible migration at either Campbell Flat or Kendall Station. Bobolink numbers at Campbell Flat are diminishing, while Indigo Buntings are increasing in the corn.
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