Paradise CBC 30 December 2007 12 observers in 6 parties; thanks to all who participated. Weather was very nice, with a cold, crisp morning giving way to a relatively calm, warm day with intermittent periods of overcast and partly cloudy skies. Species total = 82 which is normal for recent years based on lower waterfowl diversity (especially during warm periods like this year). Highlights included: 1 Greater White-fronted Goose and 2 Blue Geese with Canadas at Goose Lake on the Sinclair Unit 140 Wild Turkeys 2 Double-crested Cormorants Raptors ... about average numbers for recent years with 4 Rough-leggeds; 41 Northern Harriers; and 17 Short-eared Owls (the last in normal haunts on Ken Hopewell and Sinclair units). It has been interesting to see the number of Red-shouldered Hawks increase on this count as many of the mines have become reforested. 7 Virginia Rails (6 answering a tape in one marsh along Rockport-Paradise Road) 130 Eastern Bluebirds 3 Marsh Wrens 1 COMMON YELLOWTHROAT (male found by Barbara Woerner along KY 1245 near US 62 in Ohio County) [Interestingly, a second Common Yellowthroat, a female-type, was seen for count week by Brian Smith, Kate Heyden, and Adam Smith on the Homestead Unit of Peabody WMA on 2 January!) 5 Purple Finches Berry eaters ... ONE Cedar Waxwing; 4 Hermit Thrushes; FOUR American Robins; TWO Yellow-rumped Warblers. Worst misses besides waterfowl ... Northern Bobwhite; Ring-billed Gull; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker; and Eastern Phoebe. BPB, Frankfort