I spent a little while at the Wilder Boat launch mid-morning today. There was a Surf Scoter there - the only duck around - and it was an adult female. The first Surf Scoter I have seen since leaving Massachusetts! There was also a very yippy small dog and four other people. Location: Wilder Boat Launch Observation date: 10/23/09 Number of species: 7 Surf Scoter 1 Blue Jay 5 American Crow 7 Black-capped Chickadee 1 American Robin 4 Song Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Joanne Norton Kendal at Hanover **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************