A White-winged Scoter was diving in tandem with a single male Common Merganser below the dam at noon today. This is very likely the same bird by Spencer Hardy found above the dam about 10 days ago and seen again on the 1st. I believe it's a female (2 distinct whitish facial patches), but some consider it to be a first-winter male. Also below the dam were the adult Bald Eagle and 3 Hooded Mergansers. At the entrance to Kilowatt, a N. Mockingbird flew across Passumpsic Ave. No birds on the open water north of the boat access. Chris -- Chris Rimmer Vermont Center for Ecostudies P.O. Box 420 Norwich, VT 05055 802-649-1431 ext. 1 http://www.vtecostudies.org