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Location: Castleton Observation date: 3/18/10 Notes: Large flock of Wild Turkey on North Street farm meadow. Two males observed displaying. Number of species: 1 Wild Turkey 46 Location: Lake Bomoseen/Hubbardton Marshes IBA Observation date: 3/18/10 Notes: Most of the lake still frozen except at the north end where stream input enters. Wood Duck all males. Number of species: 13 Canada Goose 8 Wood Duck 3 American Black Duck 10 Mallard 3 Ring-necked Duck 2 Hooded Merganser 12 Common Merganser 26 Killdeer 3 American Crow 2 Common Raven 1 European Starling 1 Red-winged Blackbird 5 Common Grackle 1 Location: Hubbardton Battlefield Observation date: 3/18/10 Notes: In spite of strong westerly winds with little northerly impetus there was evidence of some northerly migration, including 8 skeins of Canada Geese, varying in size from 4 to 75; a large flock of 120 blackbirds estimated with an even split between Common Grackles and Red-winged Blackbirds; also a separate group of 36 Common Grackle and two loose flocks of American Crows.. Red-tailed Hawks observed thermalling, in one case with a Cooper's Hawk. Number of species: 15 Canada Goose 365 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 6 Killdeer 3 American Crow 41 Common Raven 2 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 2 Eastern Bluebird 2 American Robin 10 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird 65 Common Grackle 125 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 1 Cheers, Roy Pilcher The Gables at East Mountain, Rutland, Vermont Speaking the same language.