Have just returned from a month in Florida where -according to my eBird entries - I became an intermediate birder when I entered my 100th specie. This was not reached with the swallow tailed kites or the loggerhead shrikes but a small flock of Savannah sparrows! Very appropriate because adding to my sparrow list is my 2012 goal. But I'm not at all sure about the intermediate birder status . I definitely feel more like an advanced beginner backyard birder! According to the neighbours our ospreys have been back for some time and working to repair their nest. Felicity, Gloucester.