On the way to work this morning, I just had to stop and look for some birds. I stopped at a pond near Burkesville to see if any ducks were showing up. There were 27 Am black ducks, 1 Ruddy, 1 female Bufflehead and 1 Green heron. To my surprise I heard several White-crowned sparrows singing from a nearby hedgerow. I don't think that they are all that early, I just wasn't ready to see the end of fall migration so near at hand. It was a real joy to hear their songs again. I stayed longer than I should have... Wilbur Hershberger Fred. Co.