In a message dated 12/16/2004 8:36:32 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
 writes:

The  Yellow-breasted Chat continues to visit my small garden in Baltimore 
several  times a day. According to Kauffman's "Lives of North American Birds" 
there is  a small population that overwinters in the northeast. Hopefully this is 
one of  those.
Bryce Butler



Bryce,
 I had one spend most of the winter here back in '94-95. It was last  seen on 
Feb. 1, 1995, after spending the winter in the small stock nursery and  
hedgerow adjacent to our common area in our townhouse development. I remember  
seeing it on several occasions in the snow, where its bright yellow color really  
stood out. And I also remember Norm Saunders coming over to see it, in the  
snow.
 
Rick Sussman
Ashton,MD