On Thursday, Dec. 17 Bill Grigsby, Dave Taylor and John Moyle visited Green County (looking for cranes) and S. Holston Lake (Rufous Hummingbird). In the former case, we came up empty, but in the latter case we had great looks at the hummer. Here is our day's list: Canada Goose, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Common Loon, Pied-billed Grebe, Horned Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, Bonaparte's Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Rufous Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Loggerhead Shrike, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Eastern Towhee, Song Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Eastern Meadowlark, House Finch, American Goldfinch and House Sparrow. John Moyle Glen Alpine Road Kingsport/Sullivan County