Location: East Creek Wildlife Management Area Observation date: 3/10/10 Notes: Canada Geese comprised three skein flying north. Number of species: 5 Canada Goose 272 Hooded Merganser 5 American Crow 3 American Robin 22 Northern Cardinal 2 Location: Bridport Observation date: 3/10/10 Notes: Wetland traversed by Route 22A. Eighteen of the Canada Geese were in the wetland, the rest were overhead flying north. Nice to observe the Killdeer. Number of species: 5 Canada Goose 60 Mallard 2 Killdeer 2 Rock Pigeon 3 American Crow 1 Location: Gage Road, Addison Observation date: 3/10/10 Number of species: 9 Canada Goose X Bald Eagle 1 Rock Pigeon 4 American Crow 4 Common Raven 1 Horned Lark 1 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Song Sparrow 4 House Sparrow 3 Location: Dead Creek WMA IBA - Brilyea Access Observation date: 3/10/10 Notes: Observed White-breasted Nuthatch "drinking" a couple of droplets of sap. Number of species: 9 Canada Goose 84 American Black Duck 16 Mallard 6 Northern Pintail 5 Common Merganser 1 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee 3 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Location: Champlain Bridge Observation date: 3/10/10 Notes: Americdan Black duck pair observed syncronised bill dipping as a prelude to copulation. Undercount by about 25% because of distance and light. Number of species: 10 Canada Goose 82 American Black Duck 7 Mallard 47 Green-winged Teal 3 Ring-necked Duck 13 Greater Scaup 2 Common Goldeneye 10 Common Merganser 10 Ring-billed Gull 4 American Crow 1 Location: Lapham Bay Island Observation date: 3/10/10 Notes: Puddle ducks were mainly on the ice while diving ducks were feeding in open water. One male American Wigeon observed performig "bill dipping". Bald Eagles were on the ice. Viewing conditins were generally good. Some ice fishermaen still fishing in the bay! Number of species: 15 American Wigeon 6 American Black Duck 64 Mallard 11 Northern Pintail 10 Greater Scaup 10 Bufflehead 1 Common Goldeneye 41 Common Merganser 18 Bald Eagle 2 Ring-billed Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 1 American Crow 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 Common Grackle 2 House Sparrow 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/vt) Cheers, Roy Pilcher The Gables at East Mountain, Rutland, Vermont Speaking the same language.