Today Ed Hack and I birded along the Connecticut River on the Vermont  
side between Wilder and Pompy and found 26 bird species. In  
association with the continued melting of ice cover along the river,  
waterfowl were found to be widely distributed.

Species found in small numbers at multiple sites along the river  
included Canada Geese, Hooded Mergansers, and Common Mergansers. Three  
Wood Ducks were on the New Hampshire side of the river to the south of  
Wilson's Landing in Hanover. In the Pompy area two Bald Eagles were  
perched in a tree on the New Hampshire side of the river. Nearby in  
Norwich were a Red-tailed Hawk flying over and a Song Sparrow singing  
by Kendall Station Road.

Other species we found at multiple sites along the way included  
Mallards, American Tree Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds, and Common  
Grackles. An American Robin was chasing Cedar Waxwings away from  
fruits alongside Route 5 just south of Pompy.

Five species today provided my first records for 2010 from Norwich:  
Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, and Song  
Sparrow.

Two additional species for the day but found only in the backyard  
feeding area in Norwich village were a White-throated Sparrow and a  
male Brown-headed Cowbird.

George

George Clark
Norwich, VT

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