For calendar marking: All trips are free and open to the public. More  
details to follow in later announcements.

Saturday April 18, 6:30 to 9 AM:  Birding along the Connecticut River  
in Hanover and Lyme.
Meet at Dartmouth Printing on Route 10 in Hanover to carpool northward  
along the river to Grant's Brook. Arranged by Mascoma Chapter of New  
Hampshire Audubon, the Hanover Conservancy, and the Upper Valley Land  
Trust. Special thanks to Dartmouth Printing for parking authorization  
for this event.

Tuesday April 21, 7:15 to 9 PM: Woodcock display watch. Meet at Kendal  
in Hanover to carpool to display area. Cosponsored by Mascoma Chapter  
of New Hampshire Audubon and the Kendal Bird Club.

Thursday April 23:
Woodcock Walk & Talk
The woodcock's "singing fields" and brushy habitat also benefit other  
wildlife and can be managed right in your backyard. At 4pm, tour the  
Slade Brook Easement and  Huntington Hill Management Area with Dave  
Falkenham, Grafton Co. Forester, and John Lanier of the Northeast  
Woodcock Initiative. Stay for refreshments, and at twilight see the  
aerial courtship display of this amazing little migratory bird. Slade  
Brook Farm, 494 Hanover Center Rd, Etna. Reservations requested but  
not required. RSVP to Jim Kennedy, 603-643-6446.
Special thanks to Jim Kennedy for providing information on this part  
of the program.

For those who not attending the program beginning at 4 PM, an evening  
group is to leave Kendal at Hanover at 7:15 PM to carpool to the  
woodcock display grounds. Return by 9 PM. This evening group has been  
arranged by Mascoma Chapter of New Hampshire Audubon and the Kendal  
Bird Club.

For additional information on Mascoma Chapter programs, visit www.mascomabirds.org

George Clark
Norwich, VT

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