More than 25 participants attended this morning's Eagle Watch arranged  
by the Mascoma Chapter of New Hampshire Audubon and held on the  
Vermont side of the Wilder Dam in Wilder, VT. Under occasional (and  
quite unanticipated) sunny skies, two adult Bald Eagles were seen,  
although most of the time just one of them was in sight. Perching was  
seen on both the New Hampshire and Vermont sides of the Connecticut  
River. At one time in late morning, an eagle went flying up on a  
rising thermal and and used the lift to gain substantial altitude  
without even a wingbeat. At another time, a few fortunate participants  
saw an eagle carrying a large stick which was dropped during flight.

Other birds detected from the Wilder Dam overlook during the Eagle  
Watch included 4 Mallards, 5 Common Mergansers, 15 or more Rock  
Pigeons, 8 American Crows, a Tufted Titmouse, and 2 Pine Siskins.  
Shortly after the Eagle Watch ended, a nearby Northern Mockingbird was  
sighted on the ground alongside Passumpsic Avenue in Wilder.

George Clark
Norwich, VT