A reminder there is to be a
Windsor County 2013 Birding Quest walk in the vicinity of North
Springfield (VT) Reservoir from 7:30 to 10:00 AM this Saturday, July 13,
2013. Leaders will include Sara Eisenhauer, Spencer Hardy, and George
Clark. This walk is free and open to the public. Bring binoculars and
scopes if available and be prepared to walk up to two miles over fairly
level, but uneven, terrain. This walk will be canceled in the event of
continuous steady rain or thunderstorms.
We'll start in an area
known for its Prairie Warblers and sometimes other unusual species and
then, if time allows, drive to another location, east of Perkinsville,
where we'll again look for both water and land birds.
Route
instructions: From Exit 7 off I-91, take Route 11 northwestward through
Springfield, where Route 11 joins with
106. Follow Route 106 into North Springfield and there turn right onto
Maple Street and continue northward towards the western end of the dike
of North
Springfield Reservoir Dam. Where Maple Street passes onto
the dike, turn right into a paved parking lot where the walk is to begin
at 7:30 AM. The Hartness Airport grounds can be seen nearby to the west
of that parking lot.
Participants carpooling from the
Hanover/Norwich area should meet at 6:30 AM in the Ledyard Bridge
commuter parking lot (entrance off River Road in Norwich). We'll aim to
return to the Ledyard Bridge lot before 11:00 AM.
Mascoma Chapter of New Hampshire Audubon