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 > > **************************************************************** > 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 > **************************************************************** > -- ======================================================= CYNTHIA and GARTH RAND 5 Trillium Lane-Overcliff P.O. Box 181 Grantham, NH 03753 Phone: 603-863-6092 Cindy Cell Phone: 401-486-7581 Garth Cell Phone: 401-439-2584 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************