Jerry, Strange that you should see a White-crowned Sparrow at your place today. I also had my first two of the season here on the mountain this afternoon. Below is a quick photo I took. Roger Mayhorn Compton Mt ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry Thornhill To: bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 8:21 PM Subject: [bcbirdclub] White-crowned Sparrow I had a White-crowned Sparrow late this afternoon on Elk Garden Road near the Mud Hole area. I also saw a nearly black coyote in the Mud Hole pasture. It was carrying what appeared to be a small groundhog. Jerry