Over the weekend I found two Saw-whet Owls in the Perryman area of Harford County. The area is semi-private and requires judicious tresspassing, so I am not going to provide directions. The owl was number 250 for the year in Harford. On Sunday afternoon I found six Evening Grosbeaks at a feeder near Darlington, number 251 for the year. Despite building blackbird flocks, I have yet to find a Yellow-headed, and three days of driving the county did not turn up a Northern Shrike, although there are undoubtedly a half-dozen around right now. The scaup flock at Hoadley Road is just as large as ever, with a few Bufflehead joining the gang, but American Robin, Hermit Thrush, and Fox Sparrow counts are way down this week. Other birds that have made an impression this fall are White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, and Northern Mockingbird, all three of which are as or more common than I can ever remember in Harford. Still no Black-capped Chickadees, although I heard one bird on the Proving Ground that sounded very good (call only), I never got a look at it. Rick If you can't annoy someone, there is little point in writing. -- Kingsley Amis Rick Blom rblom@blazie.com 4318 Cowan Place Belcamp, Maryland 21017 (410)575-6086