Two dozen birders braved chilly conditions under mainly overcast skies  
on this morning's bird walk cosponsored by Mascoma Chapter of New  
Hampshire Audubon, the Hanover Conservancy, and the Upper Valley Land  
Trust.
Coverage extended from Hanover northward along the Connecticut River  
to Grant Brook in Lyme, NH. The river was running high, though down  
slightly from a recent peak, and an ice cover over the water was still  
present in some spots tucked in along the borders of the river. Among  
the 39 bird species encountered, the waterbirds were among the fairly  
recent arrivals, the river having been ice-covered earlier in this  
month. Ruby-crowned Kinglets were among the most conspicuous of the  
migrating landbirds. It was a nice early spring treat to hear the  
cadence of sapsuckers and the iconic song of the White-throated Sparrow.

Thanks to Dartmouth Printing for permission to use their parking lot,  
and special thanks to Gail McPeek for compiling the sightings and  
preparing the following full list of species found.

Canada Goose
Mallard
Black Duck
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Ring-necked Duck
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Belted Kingfisher
Killdeer
Osprey
Tree Swallow
Mourning Dove
Rock Pigeon
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Common Raven
American Crow
Blue Jay
Eastern Phoebe
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Northern Cardinal
Pine Warbler
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Fox Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
American Goldfinch

George Clark
Norwich, VT

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