Yesterday while working on the water at the south end of Lake Champlain
between the mouth of East Creek (Orwell) and Peters Bay (Benson)(11 miles) I
was able to make some casual sightings of particular note.  Foremost was a
count of 21 Bald Eagles (5 mature; 16 immature).  17 of these were on the NY
side and 4 in VT.  Unfortuanately I was not able to take counts of all
species seen.  Wood Ducks and groups of Common Mergansers are very
common.  Sightings in VT including FOY VT birds (underlined):

*Buffleheads*
*Red-breasted Merganser*  1
*Double-crested Cormorant*  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Ring-billed Gulls
Great Black-backed Gull  2
*Belted Kingfisher*  1
*Northern Flicker*  1
American Crows
Common Ravens
*Tree Swallows*
Red-winged Blackbirds

-- 
Kenneth Cox
South Reading, VT
http://northernwingsbirder.blogspot.com/