Canoeing north of 17 my daughter and I saw or heard the following birds: 2 American Bitterns, flushing readily as the high water afforded very little protection 1 black-crowned night heron 2 osprey, nesting several nesting pairs of canada geese, saw one nest with a clutch of 4 1 virginia rail 2 no. harriers several green-winged teal 1 blue-winged teal several snipe singing swamp sparrow mallard wood duck Greg Vergennes