Hi folks, I'm new to the list. I do most of my birding in Allegany County MD though I live in Morgantown, WV. I have noticed lots of Tree Sparrows this year along the C&O canal South of Cumberland, MD. I saw several on the Allegany Co. CBC this year and a few groups of 10 or 15 on the C&O canal count at the end of January. Are you Coastal Plain/Piedmont birders seeing many of these. I don't think it is too uncommon to see them like this where I am (but I don't really know). I hope to get back down to the coast soon to see some different species. J.B. ====================================================== ___ _________/ \_________ Home (304) 594-3601 /- - - - - O O - - - - -\ Work (304) 293-6253 \________'\_v_/`________/ ext. 4456 /_|_|_\ ^ ^ John B. Churchill West Virginia University Natural Resources Analysis Center __ ______ \___/ \__^_ [ ) o\ `__]____)'--'* ]_ ]_ Give me ambiguity or give me something else. ======================================================