Starting under foggy skies and continuing with increasing sunlight and warmth, a dozen observers walked the Lake Runnemede area (Windsor, VT) looking for birds this morning in the latest Vermont County 2012 Birding Quest bird walk in Windsor County. Some highlights included a number of Wood Ducks, nice views of Great Blue and Green Herons, and a fleeting but adequate view of a Merlin. Gray Catbirds and Rose- breasted Grosbeaks were impressively numerous. Among species for which limited singing was heard were Warbling Vireo, Common Yellowthroat, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Some other species present were Ruby- throated Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-shafted Flicker, Empidonax sp., Eastern Phoebe, Red-eyed Vireo, Cedar Waxwing, Magnolia Warbler, American Redstart, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, a passing Bobolink, and American Goldfinch. Also, there were Rock Pigeons, Mourning Doves, Blue Jays, American Crows, Black-capped Chickadees, American Robins, and European Starlings. Small numbers of falling leaves provided what seemed an appropriate setting for early fall birding. George Clark Norwich, VT