>From John Johnson 11/5- South Kent yard- EVENING GROSBEAKS (2 male 6 female) found our feeders this morning. Also, yesterday (Sunday) there were two Osprey at Hatch Pond, on South Kent Rd. in Kent. I have had no sightings in the area since mid-September, and I suspect these two were blown in by the storm on Saturday. To David Provencher: Thanks for your discussion of feeding habits of irruptive species. 26 years ago, during my first winter on the east coast, I saw a single White-Winged Crossbill scratching on the ground in New Milford, much like a Fox Sparrow. I can't remember what it was scratching for, but I remember getting a very close look through some bushes, and I didn't even have my binoculars with me. Although I never doubted my identification, that bird's activity has never quite fit with what I have since learned about the species. Now I believe the mystery is solved. I can rest easy tonight. Oh, yes-after that casual and accidental find, I mistakenly assumed that they would be regular visitors in the area. Perhaps this winter I can finally get my second White-Winged Crossbill. John Johnson