Morning Birding along CT River in Norwich. Ledyard Bridge/Montshire 8:00 - 8:45am Hooded Merganser - 7 American Crow - 6 Black-capped Chickadee - 20 Blue jay - 4 Hairy Woodpecker - 3 American Tree Sparrow - 2 White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 American Goldfinch - 8 Patchen's Point & Pond 9:00 - 9:25am Canada Goose - 70 Mallard - 15 (3 in pond, 12 in CT River) Chipping Sparrow - 2 Black-capped Chickadees - 26 American Crow - 2 jWhite-breasted Nuthatch - 3 CT RIVER adjacent to Ompompanoosuc Railway Bridge 9:35-9:45am TUNDRA SWAN - 9 [beautiful against the tan marsh vegetation on the NH side, with morning sun on them. Definitely not Mute swans; slim black bill against white head, bill about same length as head.] Unfortunately, the swans had flown off by my return (with camera) at 10:45. Checked up to Cedar Circle and down to Ledyard Bridge... no luck. Bob Heitzman White River Jct VT [log in to unmask] **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************