Hey everyone,
 
This morning I walked from Ledyard bridge to Wilder dam, mostly following the railroad tracks. Not quite as many birds as last time, and definitely not as many waterfowl. I did see though the group of scaup and the Black Scoter that have been at the dam. These birds were very close to shore and therefore I was able to get pretty good looks at the scaup- they were all Greater. There was also a Pine Grosbeak male that was flying around here.
 
Other highlights included having a juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk fly over my head, seeing/hearing about 10 American Tree Sparrows (which was nice because this is the second time I have ever seen them- of course, now they are much easier to find...), having 5 Bohemian Waxwings calling fly over, and hearing/partly seeing a few Red Crossbills. The best highlight though was when I was walking on the sidewalk to Ledyard bridge on my way back. I heard some Pine Grosbeaks calling and looked up and was amazed to find 7 individuals feeding on the berries on the edge of the sidewalk literally feet from me. Needless to say, I got some pretty awesome pics and a video of the birds eating. They did not mind me at all as I walked around them to get different angles.
 
Below is the list of birds I had.
 
Cheers,
Kyle Kittelberger
Dartmouth
 
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Railroad between Ledyard bridge and Wilder Dam, Windsor, US-VT
Nov 8, 2012 8:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
Comments:    walking the area between Ledyard bridge and Wilder dam, mostly on the railroad
26 species

Mallard  7
Greater Scaup  10
Black Scoter  1
Hooded Merganser  16
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Mourning Dove  3
Downy Woodpecker  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  4
Black-capped Chickadee  25
Tufted Titmouse  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
Brown Creeper  2
Winter Wren  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  6
American Robin  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
Bohemian Waxwing  5
American Tree Sparrow  10
Dark-eyed Junco  4
Pine Grosbeak  8
House Finch  2
Red Crossbill  3    mostly calls
American Goldfinch  4

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