In and around the open water now along Kendall Station Road in  
Norwich, VT, this afternoon were about 40 Mallards, 4 Hooded  
Mergansers, and a first winter plumage male Common Goldeneye, all  
within easy viewing range with binoculars. After this past winter when  
ice cover was the rule at that location, the presence of ducks with  
open water is a nice sign of spring.

George Clark
Norwich, VT

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