A friend living on the New Haven River in Bristol has taken an interest in birds. She reported seeing a Bewick's Wren at her house earlier this week. I told her that a Bewick's was extremely unlikely and suggested that she might instead have a Carolina Wren. She called this morning, and I heard the Carolina Wren singing over the phone. Birding by phone is better than no birding at all... and I didn't even have to pay for the call. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Ernie Buford School of Natural Resources University of Vermont Burlington, VT 05405 [log in to unmask] _/_ _/_ _/_ \ _/_ \ _/_ \ \ \