No, the killdeer were not on skis, but while grooming our ski trail this morning a pair were foraging and calling from one of the few bare patches; the field is still 95+ percent snow covered. I've never seen them back here this early (in terms of snow cover, rather than the calendar). Doug Hardy Norwich -------- Original Message -------- Location: Dade's pond Observation date: 3/22/09 Number of species: 1 Killdeer 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt) **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************