Due to the Norwich Bird Quest this year, my limited birding time has been
focused in Norwich. Today this was again the case, however, the birds did
not want to cooperate. We started the morning at the Wilder Dam, and were
back a few hours later, because it was by far the best birding. Foley Park,
Pompy, Campell Flat Rd., and few other stops along the river in Norwich were
relatively unproductive.

The highlights included, a Snow Goose (possible as many as 9), 2 groups of
Buffleheads (a pair on Kendal Station Rd.)  and 3 Gull sps.


Highlights below

Location:     Wilder Dam     (8:30 am)
Observation date:     10/24/10
Notes:     overcast, cold and calm
Number of species:     16
*
Snow Goose*     1     flying near larger flock
goose sp.     9     high flock, 8 smallish, 1 larger
Wood Duck     3
Mallard     5
*Bufflehead*     5
Hooded Merganser     1

Large Accipiter sp.     1
Ring-billed Gull     2
Pileated Woodpecker     1
American Robin     35
White-throated Sparrow     1
White-crowned Sparrow     2
Dark-eyed Junco     2
House Finch     2
American Goldfinch     2


    Location:     Wilder Dam    (12:00 pm)
Observation date:     10/24/10
Notes:     drizzling and chilly
Number of species:     12

Canada Goose     46     migrating
Wood Duck     10
Common Merganser     11
Great Blue Heron     1
Bald Eagle     1
Red-tailed Hawk     1

Ring-billed Gull     1
*Herring Gull*     2     1st years
*Great Black-backed Gull*     2     Adults
*
Northern Mockingbird*     1
Chipping Sparrow     2
Dark-eyed Junco     60

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

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