There will be an AMAS-led trip to Lighthouse Point, CT, Saturday, 13 October, leaving from the Irving station off Exit 7 (W) in Springfield, VT at 6:30 AM. Two previous scouting trips to this locations led to the sighting of 2,000 and 800 raptors, many at treetop-level. This will be a full-day trip. Please bring a lunch. POC is Mike Walsh at [log in to unmask] AMAS will be having its annual dinner on Friday, 26 October. The dinner will be held at the Springfield Methodist Church in the center of Springfield, VT. The dinner ($11 members / $13 non-members, $6 ages 6-12) will begin at 6 PM. The program, which features Ernest Franzgrote and his quest to photograph 200 hummingbirds in a year, will begin at 7 PM. For reservations, contact Bunni Putnam at 802-886-8430 / [log in to unmask] -- ########################## Marianne and Michael Walsh 151 East Camp Hill Road Weathersfield, VT 05156-9629 802-885-9420 **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************