Join fellow birders in seeking newly-arrived Windsor County spring 
migrants on Sunday May 6, 2012. The Vermont County 2012 Birding Quest 
http://www.vtecostudies.org/quest/ will hold a morning field trip led by 
Chris Rimmer and Spencer Hardy, starting at 7:30 AM at Lake Runnemede in 
Windsor, VT, and continuing to at least one other nearby location with 
an ending time around 10:30 AM. Driving instructions are given below; 
please note that there will be carpooling from Norwich. This field trip 
is free and open to the public. Participants should be able to walk at 
least a mile over fairly level, but sometimes uneven, ground. Sturdy and 
water-resistant footwear is recommended.  Bring binoculars and a scope 
if available. We'll be especially looking for waterbirds and migrant 
landbirds in one of Windsor County's most productive and reliable 
birding sites.

Road and carpooling instructions: From Exit 9 off I-91, turn south on 
Route 5 towards Windsor. After going about 3 miles southward on Route 5, 
look for the Back Forty guns and ammo store on the left, with a Price 
Chopper supermarket just beyond, also on the left. This walk will begin 
at 7:30 AM by the entrance to an unpaved driveway directly across Route 
5 from the Back Forty store. Please do not drive into that driveway, as 
vehicular use is reserved for local residents. Parking is available on 
the dirt pull-off along Route 5, but be sure your site is legal.

Residents from towns in the Hanover/Norwich area are encouraged to 
carpool from the River Road commuter parking lot in Norwich by the 
Ledyard Bridge at 7:00 AM that morning. We will plan to return to the 
commuter lot by 11:00 AM.

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