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This morning about 16 observers set out on a birding trip organized by the Mascoma Chapter of New Hampshire Audubon and found 24 bird species along the Connecticut River in Hanover and Lyme, NH. Beginning under foggy and chilly conditions, the group first stopped at Hanover's Wilson's Landing, where the moving fog was thick enough that fleetingly seen waterfowl silhouettes on the water across the river by the Vermont coves near Pompy Farm could not be surely identified as either decoys or live birds. Closer at hand, however, on the NH side, decoys and hunters were both definitely present, and, after hearing some shooting, we saw a retrieving dog swimming while carrying a duck. This was the only site where hunting was underway during our tour. After Wilson's Landing, we birded along River Road through Hanover and then northward as far as Grant Brook in Lyme. Waterfowl species (not decoys) seen by our birding group this morning included Canada Geese, Wood Ducks, and Mallards. Great Blue Herons were found in a few different locations including Grant Brook. Among raptors seen, a total of four immature Bald Eagles outnumbered the single Sharp-shinned Hawk and lone Merlin. A Greater Yellowlegs by Grant Brook provided superb views. Four of the total of five Yellow- shafted Flickers were together in one location along River Road. An Eastern Phoebe provided a good showing of the characteristic tail movements for that species. Ruby-crowned Kinglets exhibited their usual rapidity of movements within the trees. Songs of both Song and White-throated Sparrows were heard but, as might be expected, seemed quite imperfect compared with breeding season performances. Additional species this morning included Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Hairy Woodpecker. Blue Jays, American Crows, Black-capped Chickadees, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Robins, Cedar Waxwings, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and American Goldfinches. Special thanks to Dartmouth Printing in Hanover for providing parking spaces for this morning. George Clark Norwich, VT