Hello, I don't get much time to actually go places to bird watch but between my own backyard feeding station in Newport, NH and the feeder at work in sunapee, NH, I am seeing plenty. Here is a list of birds that I have seen over the past two weeks. My house: In Sunapee: red winged blackbirds Cardinals common grackles phoebe Brown headed cowbirds rose-breasted nuthatch rose-breasted grossbeaks downy woodpeckers evening grossbeaks hairy woodpeckers black-capped chickadees black-capped chickadees tufted titmouse gray catbird blue jays ruby throated humming bird another hummingbird that is a mystery baltimore orioles chipping sparrow song sparrow white crowned sparrow white -throated sparrow white-breasted nuthatch northern flicker red-bellied woodpecker hairy woodpecker chestnut-sided warbler robins turkey vultures I have not seen the goldfinches, purple finches and the pair of cardinals at my feeders since we had that very warm weather a few weeks ago. Not sure where they went to. any thoughts? About the mystery humming bird. There was a male ruby-throated humming bird at the feeder and a larger hummingbird was there also. Not sure if it was a female. I will post pics at my blog and post the link when I can and maybe one of you could help me with it. At work I saw a huge bird with a chipmunk in it's talons. I looked at many picutres in my bird books and online but can't decide if it is a peregrine falcon or some kind of hawk. It had a very dark head, back and wings and an almost white belly. I only wished I had my camera with me. It was so close to the window and I got a great look at him. Another funny thing happened yesterday at work. I happened to look out at the lake and thought a boat was going by but on closer look it was a bird making this huge wake. There were actually two and they went very quickly through the water like they were paddling. They never took flight and went across the lake in this fashion. I didn't get a good look at them but I have never seen any water bird do this unless it was about to fly. Ok enough for now. Thanks Anne **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************