In view of a likelihood of adverse travel conditions early tomorrow, the Vermont Counting Birding Quest walk originally announced for tomorrow morning has been postponed until Saturday November 5, 2011. Our apologies for any inconvenience caused by this change in schedule. An announcement for the rescheduled walk follows. From 8:00 to 10:30 AM on Saturday November 5, 2011, Vermont County Birding Quest is to hold a bird walk 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. Dress warmly. Bring binoculars and scopes if available. We'll be seeking all kinds of birds including migrant waterbirds and possible winter finches. This walk will be canceled in the case of steady precipitation. After birding near Lake Runnemede, it is planned to continue to the area of the Windsor Industrial Park, where plant food crops for birds have recently been excellent. 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 the Back Forty guns and ammo store on the left, with a Price Chopper supermarket just beyond, also on the left. This walk will begin at 8:00 AM by the entrance to a long driveway directly across Route 5 from the Back Forty store. Please do not drive into that driveway, vehicular use of which is reserved for local residents. Parking is available along Route 5, but be sure your site is legal. 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 7:30 AM on that morning (Saturday Nov. 5). George Clark Norwich, VT P.S. A Fox Sparrow in the backyard here in Norwich village this morning provided my first sighting of that species for this fall.