Low water on the Connecticut this morning seemed promising, so Kent McFarland and I buzzed up to Pompy Flats and then to Ledyard Bridge. Surprisingly little activity at either, though the soaring eagle duo at Pompy was nice. Location: Ompompanoosuc River flats Observation date: 10/27/09 Number of species: 4 Bald Eagle 2 soaring, both probable 2nd-year birds American Crow 7 American Pipit 1 overhead Red-winged Blackbird 7 Location: Ledyard Bridge Observation date: 10/27/09 Number of species: 17 Canada Goose 56 Wood Duck 2 Mallard 49 Hooded Merganser 7 Great Blue Heron 1 Ring-billed Gull 7 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 4 American Robin 60 European Starling 4 Chipping Sparrow 1 Field Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 3 White-throated Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 6 Northern Cardinal 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 ****************************************************************