I headed out to Gate 47 this morning , Hiking along East St was pretty  much uneventful. The reservoir looked nice with the sun burning off the fog. I did see a couple of small piles of bear scat. Berries were ripe and ready to be eaten.

Also a bright sunny morning to be sunning.

Jim

Camping South Central Vermont

Pulled the camper to Springfield Vermont located in South Central part of the state. The campground is located adjacent to a area very similar to Barre Falls Dam. Bird activity was high. I don't believe I have ever seen so many humming birds in one area. I did see what appeared to be two fledged eagles perched on a blow down out 230 plus yards in the flood plain. A fella hiking showed me where the active nest was located. Hiking back to the campground I did manage to get a decent picture of a Broad Wing Hawk perched in a red oak.

 Saturday evening was interesting viewing the meteor showers with little to no artifical light. They were not as spectacular as I anticipated. Sunday afternoon my wife and I headed up to VINS. Vermont Institute of Natural Science. Its basically a facility for housing injured raptors and educating folks. It was an interesting place to visit with the highlight for me being seeing several Golden Eagles and two Great Gray Owls.