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

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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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