Last week all three accipiters visited the Bedford Mills yard that regularly reports the goings-on in the Devil Lake area. Still north of the city, the original 10 Trumpeter Swams at Chaffey's Lock have increased to 21. There were also 5 Bald Eagles and 4 Wood Ducks there on the 19th. The Tufted Titmouse is still visiting a feeder at Wilstead and the Bath feeder now has two of them. Almost as if to signal the winter solstice, Great Horned Owls were calling on Wolfe Island and at Camden East at the beginning of the week. The Kingston Christmas Count was held last Sunday. Preliminary results tallied 98 species. High counts included 15 Mute Swans, 411 Tundra Swans, 8025 Redheads, 1850 Red-breasted Mergansers, and 9 Common Ravens. Unusual sightings included 2 Cackling Geese, 1 Barrow's Goldeneye, 3 Red-bellied Woodpeckers, 2 Carolina Wrens, an American Woodcock and a Tufted Titmouse. Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year, Peter Good Kingston Field Naturalists 613 378-6605