Another possibility for what Cathy Messina heard in the woods: The newsletter of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club says that in January and February at night you can hear "what sounds like the screaming wails of a demented woman off in the woods" and is the mating call of the male bobcat. Chris Elliott Louisa, VA You are subscribed to VA-BIRD. To post to this mailing list, simply send email to va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send email to va-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.