For those who may be interested I've included a link to some photo's of the Hooded Crane at Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge in SE Tennessee today. The bird was very accommodating between early morning and one o'clock, generally in view most of the time. I noticed that John Vanderpoel who is working on his "Big Year" was the first name on the sign up list today. He saw the bird early and left for Cape Hatteras (a 700 mile drive!) for a pelagic trip tomorrow looking for a Great Skua! Check out his website for some interesting reading. I've also included a few photo's of the Harris Sparrow being seen in Trigg County, KY near Lake Barkley Lodge. http://www.pbase.com/birdom/december_2011_birds&page=1 Mike O'Malley Clarksville, TN