End of the Year

Since the 10th of December, when I last wrote, we have had our backyard bird count. Nothing new to report there. After the bird count day, we had a very brief owl sighting one night. Saw a sharp-shinned hawk pick a redpoll off a feeder midday. Have had a Northern Shrike in here about 3-4 times. Brown creeper now and then. At times approximately 100 redpolls and a large number of siskins from time to time. One black-capped chickadee with a somewhat deformed beak. The year is almost over. Happy New Year 2012!