Hello fellow birders,I spent the day today exploring Lake Runnemede and Old CT River Road (off of RT 5 South, Springfield - also known as Springfield Meadows). The warmer temperatures and sun made for a good day of birding, though the weather and singing House Finches tricked me into thinking it was spring...Sara - Norwich, VT Below are the compiled lists for both locations:Lake Runnemede, Windsor, VT, Windsor, US-VT American Black Duck 15 Mallard 48 Common Merganser 1 Rock Pigeon 3 Mourning Dove 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 6 American Crow 8 Black-capped Chickadee 13 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 American Robin 21 Gray Catbird 1 Seen in thicket as you enter the trail to lake - eating fruit from multiflora rose bushes http://www.flickr.com/photos/69222682@N02/12004207733/ European Starling 2 Cedar Waxwing 75 American Tree Sparrow 25 White-throated Sparrow 3 Dark-eyed Junco 9 Northern Cardinal 6 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 8 House Sparrow 6Springfield Meadows, Springfield, VT, Windsor, US-VT Mourning Dove 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 flew directly over me - great views, beautiful bird! Blue Jay 2 American Crow 15 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee 15 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Eastern Bluebird 5 American Robin 1 European Starling 3 American Tree Sparrow 12 Song Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco 18 Northern Cardinal 5 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 5 House Sparrow 16 **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************