Yesterday I volunteered for the second time for the Mid-Winter Eagle Survey. My route was the Winooski River, from Waterbury to Lake Champlain. I stopped at several spots along the river, crisscrossing and paralleling as I went. Unlike last year, this year I did see one Bald Eagle, perched overlooking the mouth of the river. Like last year, I took photos as I went. Here is my January 2017 Winooski River Portrait:

River’s edge, Waterbury, Vermont

Winooski Street Bridge, Waterbury, Vermont

Bolton/Duxbury Dam

Duxbury, from Long Trail next to Winooski River

View of Winooski River from Long Trail Bridge

Pancake ice

Common Merganser, seen from Jonesville Bridge

From Warren and Ruth Beeken Rivershore Preserve

Looking west from Volunteers Green in Richmond, Vermont

Discarded television, Williston, Vermont

View of Winooski River from Woodside Park, Colchester, Vermont

Winooski, Vermont

Ice at Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, Vermont

Bald Eagle looking out over Winooski River and Lake Champlain