As an advanced alert, here's a list of some of the upcoming special events of interest to birders in the Upper Valley. More details are to be forthcoming in later announcements. See also www.mascomabirds.org Monday Dec. 10, 7 PM. Catherine Greenleaf, How to Help Wild Birds Through the Cold Winter Months. Howe Library, Hanover, NH. Arranged by the Mascoma Chapter of NH Audubon. Tuesday Jan. 1, all day. Hanover-Norwich Christmas Bird Count. Local contact: Dan Crook <[log in to unmask]> Monday Jan. 14, 7 PM. Pamela Hunt, Dragons and Damsels of New Hampshire. Howe Library, Hanover NH. Cosponsored by the Mascoma Chapter of NH Audubon and the Vermont Center for EcoStudies. Monday Feb. 11, 7 PM. Cynthia Crawford, Birding with a Camera. Howe Library, Hanover, NH. Arranged by the Mascoma Chapter of NH Audubon. Monday Mar. 11, 7 PM. Kent McFarland, Get the Buzz on Bumblebees. Howe Library, Hanover, NH. Arranged by the Mascoma Chapter of NH Audubon. Monday Apr. 15, 7 PM. Peter Stettenheim, Diving Birds and Evolution. Howe Library, Hanover, NH. Cosponsored by the Howe Library and the Mascoma Chapter of NH Audubon. George Clark Norwich, VT