Tomorrow morning's weather promises to be fit for neither bird, beast nor birder, so the 9-10:30 am walk scheduled at Wilder Dam will be postponed until Sunday, same time and place.  The weather sounds much more favorable then.  Details of this benefit for the Haven are repeated below.

Here's a chance to simultaneously indulge your urge for early winter birding and support one of the Upper Valley's most worthy causes.  As one of many activities to support "The 19 Days of Norwich, 1% for the Haven", I'll meet anyone who is interested for 90 minutes of leisurely birding on Sunday morning.  We'll convene at 9:00 am in the parking lot just above Wilder Dam, south of and across from the playing fields.  From there, we'll stroll down to the dam, with a great chance to glimpse one or two of the year-round resident Bald Eagles.  We'll also, of course, look for waterfowl and any other birds in the area.  We'll walk from the dam up to Kilowatt South park, and, if time allows, do some feeder watching along Passumpsic Avenue, wrapping up by 10:30.  We might cover 1/2 mile by foot.

Birders of all stripes are welcome to join this outing.  The only prerequisite is a willingness to contribute to the Haven - we suggest a donation of $10.  Please make sure to dress warmly, with a hat and gloves, and wear warm, waterproof boots.  If you have a spotting scope, please bring it.  If you don't, no worries, we'll share mine.

I'll hope to see some of you there.

Chris
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Chris Rimmer
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
P.O. Box 420
Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-1431 ext. 1
www.vtecostudies.org
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