We also saw a 'new' to us bird on our feeder during the last few days- 
redpoll.   Cindy Rand, Grantham

Matthew J. Stone wrote:
> Well, we added an unexpected species to the "nested in the yard" list 
> over the weekend.  As we sat on the patio eating our dinner on 
> Saturday, a female Common Merganser circled us a few times and flew 
> into a hole in one of our maple trees about 10 yards from the patio.  
> We'd seen a pair circling the house a few times over the last couple 
> of weeks, but I had no idea that they'd nested in such an obvious 
> spot.  It'll be interesting to see what happens, since the nearest 
> open water is some distance.  I guess they'll have a bit of a trek in 
> front of them.
>
>
> matt
>
> Hartland, VT
>
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