An unusual species for the Upper Valley , at least so far this season,  was a repeatedly diving Surf Scoter found by Ed Hack late this afternoon just upstream from Wilder Dam and and later seen by at least 2 others.

Around 11:30 this morning, a Great Cormorant, which has been present for a number of weeks, and a Double-crested Cormorant were perched on rocks in the water below the dam. Both birds dived into the water just before an adult Bald Eagle came swooping down within several feet of the rocks in an unsuccessful attempt at predation. After swimming for a time, the Great Cormorant went up onto another rock where it was soon joined by the Double-crest.  The two birds, though of different species, then stood very near one another, and both held the drying spread-wing postures commonly shown by cormorants. When presumably the same eagle reappeared overhead in an upstream direction, both cormorants appeared to be watching the eagle but did not reenter the water as the eagle then flew out of sight rather than approach.

George Clark
Norwich, VT


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