Observer met "Nick" at TriTown following up on the three target gulls reported from there yesterday. We failed to see the Lesser Black-back Gull but did have good views of a single Glaucous Gull and a single Iceland Gull. We continued on to a Champlain Bridge observation joint and then on to Lapham Bay Island. Among the diving ducks and Gadwalls we were both delighted and surprised to observe a pair of Barrow's Goldeneye. A lifer for "Nick"! Viewing was good to excellent. From this point we went our separate ways! Location: Jones Mill Pond Observation date: 3/12/10 Number of species: 4 Mallard 4 Hooded Merganser 4 Common Merganser 19 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Location: Whiting Observation date: 3/12/10 Number of species: 1 American Kestrel 1 Location: Bridport Observation date: 3/12/10 Number of species: 5 Canada Goose 32 American Wigeon 6 Mallard 3 Ring-billed Gull 220 Rock Pigeon 4 Location: Tri-Town Water District Plant Observation date: 3/12/10 Number of species: 3 Bald Eagle 15 Iceland Gull 1 Glaucous Gull 1 Location: Champlain Bridge Observation date: 3/12/10 Notes: Herring Gull on the ice was having difficulty "figuring out" what to do with a tennis ball! Number of species: 14 American Black Duck X Mallard X Green-winged Teal 4 Ring-necked Duck 22 Greater Scaup 5 Lesser Scaup 4 Common Goldeneye 18 Common Merganser 14 Ring-billed Gull 60 Herring Gull (American) 6 Mourning Dove 1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Location: Lapham Bay Island Observation date: 3/12/10 Number of species: 13 Gadwall 5 Ring-necked Duck 10 Greater Scaup 3 Lesser Scaup 13 Bufflehead 1 Common Goldeneye 17 Barrow's Goldeneye 2 [a male and a female] Hooded Merganser 2 Ring-billed Gull X White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Carolina Wren 1 Common Grackle 2 American Goldfinch 2 Location: Larrabees Point Access Observation date: 3/12/10 Notes: Canada Goose, all but 3 on the ice were in a flock flying north. Number of species: 15 Canada Goose 58 Mallard 5 Bufflehead 9 Common Goldeneye 14 Hooded Merganser 14 Common Merganser 11 Ring-billed Gull 2 Mourning Dove 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1 American Crow 4 Common Raven 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Eastern Bluebird 1 Common Grackle 2 Location: Shoreham Observation date: 3/12/10 Notes: An extensive flock of American Robins were feeding on overwintered apples in a large commercial orchard on Smith Street. Number of species: 1 American Robin 150 Location: Mount Independence Observation date: 3/12/10 Notes: Canada Geese were in two skeins flying north. Number of species: 12 Canada Goose 145 Ruffed Grouse 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 6 Black-capped Chickadee 15 Tufted Titmouse 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 5 Brown Creeper 1 Cedar Waxwing 14 Red-winged Blackbird 1 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.