I will likely post our photos and thoughts to our respective blogs in the near future. Below is a list of highlights: Hammonasset Beach SP, New Haven, US-CT Oct 31, 2011 Comments: most of time with Julian Hough 67 species (+2 other taxa) Surf Scoter 2 Common Goldeneye 1 FOS; a hen on Swan Pond Northern Gannet 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 singing Hermit Thrush 1 Brown Thrasher 1 American Pipit 40 Snow Bunting 7 Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 130 American Tree Sparrow 1 FOS Field Sparrow 2 Vesper Sparrow 1 campground Nelson's Sparrow 2 West end. One of the two seen well and photographed. A rather bright individual with bright orange, high-contrast face; apparently clean orangey supercilium; bold flank streaking on bright background; white back streaking. Further analysis by photos. Certainly NOT classic subvirgatus. ?likely alterus? Can nelsoni be ruled out? White-crowned Sparrow 1 imm Eastern Meadowlark 1 flying west around 0830 Nick Bonomo Orange, CT www.shorebirder.com

today. Directions: Highway # 401 between Highways # 115/35 and Newcastle. Take Mill St. S. exit off Highway # 401 south and for Columbus Rd. take Simcoe St. north of Oshawa. Markus J. Lise Newcastle, On. "Markus J. Lise"

ll numbers of Blue-headed Vireos. Stephen O'Donnell Sundridge, ON

he bypass.  It becomes Johnson Dr. when it swings west and follows the bypass.  Johnson jogs left, then right and then on the west side opposite house #1111 there are several small ponds in the cow field. The Avocet was in these ponds. >From the south, take County Road 28 north from Port Hope to about 0.5 km north of the Kawartha Downs racetrack. Turn east on Peterborough County Road 11 (also known as Montcrief Line) towards the Peterborough airport. After about 3 km the road bends sharply north to the airport; about 1 km north of the airport (JUST south of highway 115) turn east on Beardsmore Rd. This road bends and twists a bit, but about 3 km along it you will find house #1111 on your right. The bird was in the pond (to your left) nearest the road when I saw it.   Margaret Bain Cobourg mjcbain@sympatico.ca

reo, warbling vireo, black throated green warbler Tulip Tree Trail: chestnut-sided warbler, red-bellied woodpecker, American redstart Spicebush Trail: hermit thrush, Sandhill crane (overhead), red tailed hawk (overhead) Maintenance: red-headed woodpecker, mourning warbler, prothonotary warbler, white-eyed vireo, black and white warbler, eastern phoebe Pony barn: northern parula, wood thrush, magnolia warbler, black throated blue warbler, American redstart, orchard oriole, Nashville warbler We also hit the Blenheim sewage lagoon and saw: Black tern, ruddy duck, horned grebe

he engine because of F-N-R and remote fuel tank. I planned to store the engine in the engine room and didn't want gas in there. Anyway, a 2hp for that size would have been much better. If I were to get another I'd pick a larger size instead. While they are not as stable as the Boston Whaler or Livingston type dinghies, they can readily be moved without the use of an engine. (Every try to row a Livingston into a slight chop? Very wet and extremely slow.) Anyway, I'd readily buy another if it fit my needs. Jim McCorison M/V Maana Seattle, WA