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Along a six mile stretch of Route 125 and Lake Street in western Bridport Ron Payne and I located two White-crowned Sparrows (adult male and immature together), two Northern Mockingbirds (at the two traditional over-wintering locations) and these raptors: Rough-legged Hawk --- 12 Red-tailed Hawk --- 3 Northern Harrier --- 1 American Kestrel --- 1 At Champlainside Farm, today's count of the flock of Brown-headed Cowbirds was 390 individuals. Meanwhile 83 Snow Geese flew southward high over head. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15998974 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15999059 ============================================================= North of the Champlain Bridge there is some ice, then open water. Water birds totaled from five locations within seven miles of the bridge were: Greater/Lesser Scaup --- 3200 counted by 10s then 100s Common Goldeneye --- 1530 clicker counted by individuals Canada Goose --- 1046 clicker counted by individuals Mallard --- 604 Common Merganser --- 126 Ring-billed Gull --- 120 American Black Duck --- 81 Great Black-backed Gull --- 6 Red-breasted Merganser --- 5 Horned Grebe --- 4 Hooded Merganser --- 3 Bufflehead --- 3 Snow Goose --- 2 Common Loon --- 2