Persistent low water on the Connecticut River north of Wilder Dam hasn't produced much shorebird fallout in the past few days, but this morning yielded a nice surprise, with a male Wilson's Phalarope on exposed flats just south of the Ompompanoosuc Rivermouth. The bird was present throughout the day, and many birders had a chance to observe it. As far as I can tell, this is the first record for the species in eastern VT. The only other migrants I found were 17 Semipalmated Plovers and 1 Least Sandpiper on the flats below Ledyard Bridge. Chris -- Chris Rimmer Vermont Center for Ecostudies P.O. Box 420 Norwich, VT 05055 802-649-8281 ext. 1 www.vtecostudies.org