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Greetings, Birders: First, many thanks to Wayne Scott and others among you who have offered kind words about the debut of Birdwatching in Vermont, the new guide I've co-authored with Ted Murin. Ted and I like the book a lot (and we're glad it's done). Our publisher, University Press of New England, informs me that the book is now available or will be soon at most bookstores, nature shops and other locations. I'll be doing quite a few talks/slide shows/book signings at book stores and for Audubon groups in coming months. I'll probably list those events on my web site soon. It'll be fun to get out and meet folks and share bird stores. (Ted's moving on to bigger things and will take a pass on most of the PR.) Now, in more important news, I've just returned from a five-day bird-and-butterfly-by-bicycle trip in the Northeast Kingdom. Lori and I actually did much more pedaling than birding. But we did manage to bump into two Boreal Chickadees and two Gray Jays at Moose Bog on Aug. 27. We also stopped for a day on Aug. 28 to hike up Mt. Monadnock (3148 ft.) in Leamington. At the summit was a nice flock of four or five Boreal Chickadees. They behaved nothing like the shy Boreal Chickadees at Moose Bog. They readily came in to spishing and perched for nice long looks on exposed perches -- kind of like the behavior of their kin in the White Mountains. Among them was a single Cape May Warbler -- probably an adult female or a first-fall male. I didn't really notice many migratory flocks of warblers yet, which was a bit surprising. Off to see shorebirds at Plum Island. Enjoy the weekend, Bryan Pfeiffer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vermont Bird Tours 113 Bartlett Road Plainfield, VT 05667 Web: www.VermontBirdTours.com E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Phone: (802) 454-4640 Enjoy Life. Watch Birds! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~