On the way back to the carpool at Ledyard Bridge with Sandy and Ed Hack, Ed and I saw a flock of waxwings fly over the road. On my way home, I noticed they were perched by the tracks, I stopped and found them to be a flock of Bohemian Waxwings. On Saturday, March 19, 2016, MascomaBirds < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > The Mascoma Chapter kicked off its 2016 birding season with a trip up the > Connecticut River's Vermont side. Nineteen people took part in the > expedition that began at Foley Park at the Vermont end of the Ledyard > Bridge. From there the group made its way north to stops at Kendall Station > Road, "Pompy Flats" and Campbell Flats Road. Weather conditions were > challenging. The sky was mostly sunny, but the temperature hovered just > below freezing. A stiff northwest created windchill that made it feel even > colder. > > Twenty-eight species were recorded. Among the highlights were ring-necked > ducks and wood ducks seen downriver from the Ledyard Bridge, an adult bald > eagle perched in a tree on the New Hampshire side opposite the > Ompompanoosuc's outflow into the Connecticut, two killdeer at "Pompy Flats" > and a pair of eastern bluebirds near their nesting boxes at the far end of > Campbell Flats Road. > > Full lists for each stop can be found by clicking on their respective > links below. > > Foley Park/Ledyard Bridge: > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28429056 > Kendall Station Road: > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28429124 > "Pompy Flats": http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28429156 > Campbell Flats Road: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28429178 > > Thanks to Sara Eisenhauer, Ed Hack, Blake Allison and Scott for co-leading > and to Scott again for recording the observations. > > To see a listing of upcoming Mascoma Chapter events, visit > www.mascombirds.org > > Mascoma Chapter of New Hampshire Audubon > > To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[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] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);> > To unsubscribe: E-mail this command to [log in to unmask]: > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]:');> > UNSUBSCRIBE UV-Birders To change your e-mail address: E-mail this command > from your old address to: [log in to unmask]: > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]:');> CHANGE > UV-Birders [new e-mail address] > > Web based archives and subscription management are available at: > http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html > -- *The Right-To-Know Law provides that most e-mail communications, to or from Lebanon School District employees regarding the business of the School District, are government records available to the public upon request. Therefore, this e-mail communication may be subject to public disclosure. This e-mail is intended solely for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any review, dissemination, copying, printing, or other use of this e-mail by persons or entities other than the addressee is strictly prohibited. If you receive this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from any computer.* 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] To unsubscribe: E-mail this command to [log in to unmask]: UNSUBSCRIBE UV-Birders To change your e-mail address: E-mail this command from your old address to: [log in to unmask]: CHANGE UV-Birders [new e-mail address] Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html