I was finally able to catch a break in my busy schedule and head to Pine Creek this morning. Although there weren't really any standouts, I was able to record 64 species including 9 wood-warblers. The area I cover on my trips to Pine Creek is so massive (4 mi.+) that I often wonder if it's worth it to cover that much ground. I've been thinking lately that my visits could be just as productive if I just slowed down and spent a long while in a single area. Everywhere at Pine Creek is really birdy, so I think it would still be worthwhile if I only covered specific areas. However, I'd then probably be wondering what I was missing elsewhere! Highlights: 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 Brown Creeper 2 Winter Wren 1 Black-and-white Warbler 10 Common Yellowthroat 5 American Redstart (certainly one of my highest October counts) 1 Northern Parula 1 Magnolia Warbler 1 Blackpoll Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Palm Warbler (palmarum) 2 Palm Warbler (hypochrysea) 52 Yellow-rumped Warbler 5 Eastern Towhee 1 Field Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow 10 Pine Siskin (patch bird) eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11731307 Alex Burdo Fairfield >From Alex Burdo: 10/7/12 - Fairfield, Pine Creek -- 1 PIED-BILLED GREBE, 1 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 1 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, 2 BROWN CREEPER, 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, 10 PINE SISKIN