The next bird walk in the Vermont County Birding Quest series for 2011 is to be held from 7:00 to 9:30 AM on Saturday May 21, 2011, at Lake Runnemede/Paradise Park in Windsor, VT (road and carpooling instructions below.) Chris Rimmer and George Clark are to lead. This walk is free and open to the public. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome. Participants should be prepared to walk as much as two miles over uneven terrain. Bring binoculars if available. This walk will be canceled in case of a heavy, steady, rain or thundershowers. The Lake Runnemede/Paradise Park area is among the premier birding sites in the Upper Valley. Depending on timing, birds present, and interest of participants, this walk may continue into later in the morning at a second, yet to be determined, site in Windsor. Road and carpooling instructions: From Exit 9 off I-91, turn south on Route 5 towards Windsor. After going about 3 miles southward on Route 5, look for a Guns and Ammo store on the left, with a Price Chopper supermarket just beyond, also on the left. This walk will begin at 7:00 AM by the entrance to a long driveway directly across Route 5 from the Guns and Ammo store. Please do not drive into that driveway, vehicular use of which is reserved for local residents. Parking is available in places along Route 5, but be sure your site is legal. The Price Shopper lot, quite near the starting point, has been a favorite for birders who do some shopping there when birding in the vicinity of the lake. Carpoolers from towns around the Hanover/Norwich area are to leave from the River Road commuter parking lot in Norwich by the Ledyard Bridge at 6:30 AM that morning. George Clark Norwich, 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 ****************************************************************