Under umbrellas, we observed a smattering of birds this afternoon below Ledyard Bridge, the highlight being a fishing Osprey. Interesting to see many of the waterfowl in pairs. Spencer Hardy, Norwich Location: Ledyard Bridge Area- CT River, Norwich Observation date: 4/15/07 Number of species: 13 Canada Goose 2 Wood Duck 3 American Black Duck 2 Mallard 11 Bufflehead 2 Hooded Merganser 4 Common Merganser 6 Osprey 1 Ring-billed Gull 4 Eastern Phoebe 2 feeding on the mud flats, west of the RR tracks American Crow 1 American Tree Sparrow 9 in the flat area SW of the bridge Song Sparrow 7 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://www.ebird.org) **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************