I'd guess that the Rustic Bunting was hanging out in Alan Contreras' yard while he was in Colorado. Didn't he have one come hopping up on his porch a few years back? Or was that a Little Bunting? After he came back from Colorado, the bird must have slid over a few houses -- probably to the yard of the nearest birder who decided to go to Belize or Costa Rica for the winter. Happy birding, Joel -- Joel Geier Camp Adair area north of Corvallis OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx