At least 16 participants enjoyed this morning's walk along the first foggy, then sunny, River Road in Lyme, NH, one of a series of bird walks of the Mascoma Chapter of the Audubon Society of New Hampshire. More than 40 species of birds were found, but only some of the highlights are mentioned here. If you'd like to have a complete list of the birds, email Spencer Hardy <curlewsandpiper17ATgmail.com>, who's generously volunteered to send a copy of a full ebird report to those requesting. Young Wood Ducks put on a good show at close range along North Thetford Road just off River Road in Lyme. A few participants had an exceptional sighting of a mature Cooper's Hawk capturing an unfortunate Mourning Dove on the ground with dove feathers reported to be flying in all directions. Intriguing, but regrettably unidentified and not subsequently relocated, was a shorebird seen flying away with a nearby Killdeer which was clearly larger in size than the unidentified wader. A Black-billed Cuckoo was seen and heard. Other species seen on or near the shores of the Connecticut River included 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds together and a Belted Kingfisher. Good views were obtained of four species of swallows (Tree, Rough-winged, Cliff, and Barn) perched near one another along a single utility wire which crosses the Connecticut River. A Veery was present in a residential yard, quite a different location from the usual woodland habitat in which that species nests. Brilliantly colored birds still in breeding plumages included a male Scarlet Tanager, also away from his usual summer woodland habitat, an "eye popping" male Indigo Bunting, and a male Baltimore Oriole, who provided a brief sample of song. George Clark Norwich, VT **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************