Hmmm . . . was the Christmas bird count short on finches? We've been seeing lots of house finches and goldfinches at our feeders this winter. So far, my daughter's record keeping for 2010 has up to five of each at a time. Her neatest sighting for today was a brown creeper, though -- a bird I wasn't previously familiar with. (We also saw a red fox, which was fun, even if it is wingless!) Heather Cudworth Williams Bay, WI --- On Wed, 1/6/10, Wayne & Susie <wsrohde@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Wayne & Susie <wsrohde@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [wisb] A Direct Correlation??? To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 8:23 PM Let's see... 1) It's a poor "finch" winter in Wisconsin. 2) But wisbirdn is lit up with off-topic talk of coffee ... pie ... and corn! Just an observation ... and wishing I could observe more birds. Wayne Rohde Walworth, WI (Speaking of observations, it's interesting that Delavan Lake is iced-over, but Geneva Lake is pretty much ice-free. The trend for recent Lake Geneva area CBCs has been "tons" of Common Mergs on Delavan Lake; but this year they've made the move to the open waters of Geneva Lake.) #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn. #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn.