Today Ed Hack and I looked for birds in eastern Windsor County, VT,  
along a Route 5 corridor from Lake Runnemede in the town of Windsor  
north to the Pompy area in the town of Norwich. Among the highlights  
were 1) a male Green-winged Teal on the NH side of the Connecticut  
River opposite the mouth of the Ompompanoosuc River, 2) 2 male  
American Wigeons in the Connecticut River south of Ledyard Bridge, 3)  
a male Greater Scaup (identified by notable white extending onto the  
outer wings as revealed during a stretching of the wings) in the  
Connecticut River south of Ledyard Bridge, 4) a Great Blue Heron at  
Lake Runnemede, and 5) a unusually large flock of 27 Turkey Vultures  
over the village section of Wilder. Other waterfowl species  
encountered along our route included Canada Geese, Wood Ducks,  
Mallards, Ring-necked Ducks, Hooded and Common Mergansers. The only  
Eastern Phoebe detected today was at the Kilowatt South Park in Wilder.

George Clark
Norwich, VT