I have seen a red bellied woodpecker excavating a hole, two male downy fighting over a female and of course the great horned owls in my patch are calling to establish territory. They tend to suddenly get quiet one night and then I know they have finished getting a nest started somewhere in the woods behind my house. Cold spell hasn't delayed anything. Carolyn Dill Houston 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