A busy morning in my backyard in downtown, residential Hanover. A lone, handsome male white-winged crossbill foraging under a sunflower feeder, four grackles doing the same, ditto one male and one female redpoll, continuing large flocks of pine sisikins joined the last few days by growing numbers of goldfinches some of which are starting to molt. And alternating at the suet, a pair of hairywoodpeckers, a pair of downy's, a pair of red-breasted nuthatches, and intermitent white-breasted, titmice, and chickadees. Mike **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************