Had a quick look at Ledyard Bridge around 8:15 AM today- highlight was a beautiful Osprey circling round and round at a fairly low elevation. Other sightings were: Catbirds Orchard oriole 1 female American Redstart 2 males singing Grackles Robins Baltimore Oriole 1 male singing Yellow Warbler singing chickadees Song Sparrows Tufted Titmouse Swallows-10-15- could not tell what kind Common Mergansers 1 m 1 f (sitting on a rock....nesting??) Wood ducks 2 handsome males Mallards 2 males (oh, OK, they were handsome too) (Sometimes I think we forget how beautiful our more common birds are!) Cynthia Crawford Norwich **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************