Every 10 years or so, when all the ducks line up, we get out the canoe and paddle. The Army Corps has been holding back massive amounts of water this past week, so there is high water behind the Union Village dam. There is a website that shows the elevations. Yesterday afternoon, Lelia, Myles and self drove toThetford Ctr and down toward the "Mystery Trail". Gated. Carried canoe not even as far as the second gate. Yoicks. We paddled for 1.5 hours. We were so high over the Mystery Trail bridge we could not see it. 4 wood Ducks 6 Hooded Mergs 4 Mallards 1 Osprey with something in talons. Fun Bill Shepard Project Coordinator CT River Birding Trail 2360 Academy Road Thetford Center, VT 05075 Home: 802 785-2855 **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************