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Connecticut River 10/5

We had a lazy paddle yesterday, putting in at Kilowatt boat landing and headed south towards the dam.

Wilder Dam with Mt. Ascutney behind.
Wilder Dam with Mt. Ascutney behind.

We saw a variety of birds: some ducks and songbirds

Wood ducks
Wood ducks

Mallards
Mallards
Mockingbird (?)
Mockingbird (?)

Savannah (?) sparrow
Savannah (?) sparrow
as well as a chipmunk.

Chipmunk
Chipmunk

We had plenty of time, so headed north to visit with the Kilowatt K9s.

Ellie
Ellie

Gemma shaking with Rufus in the background
Gemma shaking with Rufus in the background
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Pompy 9/27

We paddled the Ompompanoosuc River yesterday afternoon, seeing great blue herons, a few ducks, a squirrel and a variety of little
birds.

Great blue heron
Great blue heron

Great blue heron ruffling its feathers
Great blue heron ruffling its feathers
"I see you"
“I see you”
A swamp (?) sparrow going down to the river to take a bath
A swamp (?) sparrow going down to the river to take a bath
Song(?) sparrow
Song(?) sparrow
Downy woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Red squirrel trying to harvest hemlock cones
Red squirrel trying to harvest hemlock cones
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Flying

The birds are on the move on the Connecticut River 9/24.

Mallards
Mallards

Canada geese
Canada geese

Geese flying
Geese flying

Geese in a line
Geese in a line

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Pompy 9/19

A foggy morning on the Ompompanoosuc River this morning.

Web
Web

We saw at least 2 great blue herons,

Great blue heron, reflected.
Great blue heron, reflected.

"They went that way"
“They went that way”

ducks,

Heron and ducks
Heron and ducks

Mallards flying
Mallards flying

tree full of flickers,

Yellow-shafted flickers
Yellow-shafted flickers

and some flowers.
Jerusalem artichoke
Jerusalem artichoke