Gnatcatcher - l at East Point on Nov. 1 (DO); American Robin - 2 at Murray River on Jan. 11 (DCS), 3 at Beach Point on Jan. 11 (DCS), 1 on Feb. 6 at Beach Point (LB), 1 at West Point on Feb. 10 (CL), 1 at door in Tea Hill on Mar. 7 (FdB), 1 on the road in Donagh on Mar. 15 (JDM); Bohemian Waxwing - 200+ in Murray Harbour on Jan. 11 (DCS), 3 at West Royalty on Feb. 12 in junipers feeding on berries (DCS); Yellow-rumped Warbler - 4 in conifers at Rustico Beach on Jan. 18 (DCS); American Tree Sparrow - at Maximeville on Feb. 21 (GMa); Song Sparrow - l at Fort Amherst on Jan. 21 (DCS), 1 at Cymbria on Jan. 24 & 1 at West Royalty on Jan. 21 & 24 (DCS), 4 at Charlottetown on Feb. 11 (GP), first of winter at Crossroads feeder on Mar. 1 and it was quite active and vocal breaking out into song (DO); White-throated Sparrow - 1 at Stratford feeder on Jan. 1 (DCS), 1 Singing at Vernon River on Mar. 4 (DK); Dark-eyed Junco — 3 to 4 daily at Donagh feeder in Feb. (JDM), 1 singing at Crossroads feeder on Mar. 7 (DO); Lapland Longspur - 34 at Eamscliffe on Jan. 25 (DCS), 7 at Brackley on Jan. 31 (DCS); Snow Bunting - along roadside at Brackley/Covehead on Jan. 31 (DCS), 20 at Donagh on Feb. 5 (JDM), 40 along road edge and in corn field in Bunbury (JDM), 30 at Johnston's River on Feb. 8 (JDM) 50 to 200 at Donagh at feeder and on house roof in Feb. (JDM, ER), lots along Blue Shank Road on Feb. 16 (FdB), 4 males & a female, the first at this Crossroads feeder station in 13 years on Feb. 19 & 3 on Mar. 17 (DO), ~30 carving out "pidgeon" holes in two snow drifts utilizing their beaks to carve the holes at Maximeville and feeding on black oil sunflower seeds and niger on Feb. 21 (GMa); Northern Cardinal - female at feeder in Morell area on Mar. 7 (TM via FCh via GM); Red-winged Blackbird - singing at Rocky Point marsh on Mar. 24 (LD), 3 at Crossroads on Mar. 26 (DO), singing on Mar. 27 in Donagh (JDM); Common Grackle - 1 at Cardigan head on Feb. 17 (DO); Cowbird - 8 or 9 males & females at Springton feeder on Jan. 13 (JWa); Purple Finch - 2 females at Rice Point feeder on Jan. 21 (DCS), 2 (male & female) at Tea Hill feeders on Feb. 16 (FdB), a few borrowing holes in snow banks to find some shelter out of the wind in Feb. which, after excavating the hole, it would sit quietly until flushed (DO), a male at Crossroads feeder on Feb. 19 (DO), a male singing its heart out at Crossroads on Mar. 7 and a pair present (DO); White-winged Crossbill - 4 at Fort Amherst on Jan. 21 (DCS); Common Redpoll - 60+ at Crossroads thistle feeder (DMu), 50 in shrubs at Mermaid on Feb. 8 (JDM), 10 to 12 at niger feeder in early Feb. (JDM), 40 to 50 at New Dominion feeders daily in mid. Feb. (EMa), 15+ at Charlottetown feeders on Feb. 2 (GP), ~150 finches mostly redpoll at Crossroads feeder on Feb. 19 (DO), a leucistic (white coloured) redpoll, absolutely no colour anywhere except a very light caramel colour on the crown of the bird at West Royalty feeder on Feb. 21 (DCS) plus one photographed at Crossroads on Mar. 7 (DO), at feeders on York Point Rd. in early Mar. (ASm), coming in waves after snow storm in Feb. at Vernon River feeders (DK), 30+ at Crossroads feeder on Mar. 7 (DO), ~40 at Springton feeder on Mar. 15 (JWa); Hoary Redpoll - l at Cymbria on Jan. 18 (DCS); Pine Siskin - 4 at Crossroads feeders on Jan. 4 (DCS), l at Charlottetown feeder on Jan. 4 (JB), 10 at New Dominion feeder in mid-Feb. (EMa), a few at Crossroads feeder on Feb. 19 (DO), 1 at West Royalty feeder on Feb. 21 (DCS), at feeders on York Point Rd. after big Feb. stow storms (ASm). 8 at Crossroads feeder on Mar. 7 (DO); American Goldfinch - 20+ at Charlottetown feeder on Jan. 4 (GP), 50 to 60 at Crossroads feeder on Mar. 7 (DO), Evening Grosbeak - 21 eating sunflower seed and mountain ash at Crossroad‘s feeder and hedgerow on Feb. 22 (DO).

Older Reports: 2 Red-necked Grebe on Sept. 12 and 1 Common Eider on Jul. 10 on Hillsborough River west of D.U. Tower at Mount Stewart (BPi) {Note: BPi's experience at this site suggests it is an area where rare strays can be seen mostly after or at the tail end of a storm}. American Kestrel at Hazelbrook on Jul. 7, at Kinkora on Jul. 24, 2 at Bloomfield Stn on Jul. 24, at Fortune Cove on Jul. 31, Dundas on Aug. 22 & at French Village on Sept. 23 (RT) & Northern Harrier at Anglo Rustico on Oct. 26 (RT). 1 Baltimore Oriole male at Rattenbury Road on May 5/03 (PB)

Thanks to the following contributors who provided records for this listing, namely: RA - Ron Arvidson; JB - Jean Blanchard; LB — Lily Baker; PB - Pierre Brunet; BC - Barb Currie; FCh - Freddie Cheverie; F&JC - Fred & Janet Connolly; FRC - Rosemary Curley; RC- Ray Cooke; SCl - Sharon Clark; FdB - Fiep de Bie; LD - Lois Doan; DF - Delbert Francis; W&SFo - Warren & Sharon Foulkes; B&RH - Ben & Rosalie Hoteling; HI - Herb Ishervvood; EM — Evelyn Martin; GM - Gerald MacDonald; HM - Harold Martin; EMa - Eric Marcum; GMa - Gisele Martin; JDM - Dan McAskill; RM - Rollie MacKinnon; SMa - Sonya Martin; TM - Tony MacAdam; DMu - Doug Murray; DO - Dwaine Oakley; RAN - Bob Nahrging; AP - Arja Page; BPi - Bruce Pigot; ER - Edna Reid; RPh - Robin Phillips; DCS - David Seeler; DGS - David Stewart; GS - Gary Schneider; RT - Reg Dutch Thompson; JW - Jackie Waddell; JWa - Jean Watts; MW - Matt Ward.

IDENTIFYING RED AND SUGAR MAPLES IN WINTER: by Rudy Stocek