This morning under relatively mild conditions, 16 participants enjoyed a fine time afield in a walk cosponsored by the Mascoma Chapter of New Hampshire Audubon and Windsor County 2015 Birding Quest. At Lyman Park in White River Junction, VT, highlights were 70 Mallards and a Ring-billed Gull. Southward, along Connecticut River Road in Hartford, highlights included 3 Common Goldeneyes, Hooded Mergansers, 6 Bald Eagles, 3 Red-tailed Hawks, a Pileated Woodpecker heard calling, a Northern Mockingbird, a White-throated Sparrow, 2 male Red- winged Blackbirds, and Pine Siskins. Special thanks to Blake Allison and Chris Rimmer for keeping more complete records which are to appear on eBird. After the regularly scheduled morning walk, a number of participants went northward in mid day to Stevens Road, where we were fortunate to see repeatedly, in both Norwich and Thetford, the dramatically marked, light phase Rough-legged Hawk. 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 ****************************************************************