Hi Texbirders, I had 5 or 6 different birds last year. The Buff-bellied has arrived on December 12 the last 4 years. I had none until December 24th when a Buff-bellied appeared at the feeder. This is the 5th winter in a row that I have had a Buff-bellied in my yard. Yesterday an adult male Rufous was seen and today, a female Black-chinned! So 3 birds in 3 days. What a Christmas present! Good birding, David McDonald Friendswood TX Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner