A little pre-CBC driving around town produced a few noteworthy birds: 3 Cedar Waxwings near I89 on rt. 5 in Norwich 1 Hooded Merganser (male) just upriver of Pompy on the Connecticut River. 1 Northern Shrike near the hoodie 1 Red-tailed Hawk also near the Hoodie 1 Pileated Woodpecker At Cedar Circle Farm Also, with the ~50 Common Redpolls at our feeders I found at least one Rostrata ssp. ("greater") images at: <http://www.geo.umass.edu/climate/doug/rostrata_29dec.jpg> Spencer Hardy Norwich, VT **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************