> For the "Early Migrants and Ducks along the River" event this Saturday
> morning, sponsored by Hanover Conservation Commission, Upper Valley
> Land Trust, and NH Audubon's Mascoma Chapter,twelve worthy souls
> weathered rain, snow, and poor visibility, from Wilson's Landing in
> Hanover north to Grant Brook Sanctuary in Lyme to find the following
> migrant species in addition to usual year round resident species:
> Canada Geese, Wood Ducks, Hooded Mergansers, Common Mergansers,
> Mallards, American Kestrel, Great Blue Herons, Belted Kingfishers, a
> Northern Flicker, Eastern Phoebes, a singing Ruby-crowned Kinglet, a
> singing Louisiana Waterthrush, Red-winged Blackbirds, Tree Swallows,
> Song Sparrows, a singing Swamp Sparrow, and American Robins. An
> unusual sighting was a Wild Turkey flying over the Connecticut
> River. Dozens of the Tree Swallows were flying swiftly southward
> along the river, raising the question as to whether or not they
> might have been engaged in a reverse migration.
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