Another surprise No. Mockingbird in the small park by Ledyard Bridge this morning (possibly the same bird seen c. 1 mile away yesterday?), also a White-crowned Sparrow. This was the first time in 2008 I've not seen a single waterfowl below the bridge. Chris Location: Ledyard Bridge Observation date: 5/17/08 Number of species: 17 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Eastern Kingbird 2 Warbling Vireo 1 Blue Jay 4 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Gray Catbird 2 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 1 Yellow Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 American Redstart 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Song Sparrow 5 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Common Grackle 4 Baltimore Oriole 2 American Goldfinch 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt) -- **************** Chris Rimmer Vermont Center for Ecostudies P.O. Box 420 Norwich, VT 05055 802-649-1431 ext. 1 www.vtecostudies.org **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************