We spent the last three days in the ADK's, visiting relatives and getting in a little birding. Conditions were good, with no snow (either falling or on the ground), warm temperatures (high 40's to low 50's) and no rain. On Tuesday our first stop was at the Durant Lake State Campgrounds outside of Blue Mt. Lake, where we observed small flocks of Pine Siskins and had a nice look at a female Black-backed Woodpecker. The next day (Wednesday) we visited Bloomingdale Bog, where we found Pine Siskin (35), White-winged Crossbill (6), Gray Jay (2), Purple Finch (2), and two Ruffed Grouse (flushed). At Bigelow Road we had another good look at a female Black-backed Woodpecker, in addition to the ubiquitous Pins Siskins (80), and a single White-winged Crossbill, four Gray Jays, a single Boreal Chickadee, and a Ruffed Grouse. At Paul Smith's VIC we encountered a good variety of waterfowl on Barnum Pond, including Common Merganser, Hooded Merganser, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, and an unusual White-winged Scoter. We spent an hour or two over at Lake Champlain, but due in part to forgetting to bring our spotting scopes we did not turn up anything out of the ordinary. A few photos of some birds found on the trip can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfeustel/
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