Mirroring (perhaps) the late movement of Northern Pintails on Lake Champlain, where 29 were reported yesterday from Colchester, 3 birds (2 males and a female) were an unexpected find below the Ledyard Bridge today at noon. One male was dabbling with Mallards in a band of open water in the inner Montshire cove (west of the RR tracks), while a pair was swimming together on the east side of the tracks. They were the first I've seen of this species all fall. Other waterfowl included 7 Canada Geese, a late female Wood Duck, 1 Am. Black Duck, 70 Mallards, and 4 Hooded Mergansers. Chris -- Chris Rimmer Vermont Center for Ecostudies P.O. Box 420 Norwich, VT 05055 802-649-1431 ext. 1 www.vtecostudies.org **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************