Along the dirt trail beside the stream, on the south end of Carleton College Arboretum, at least two Hermit Thrushes were foraging near the water and on the hillside, among a flock of Robins. Also present, a bit upstream, were at least two Brown Creepers. The college's brush pile, in the field that borders the playing fields on the south side of hwy 19, continues to host a variety of sparrows, including White-throated, Fox, Chipping, Lincoln's and Song. The nearby tree-line along 19 had a large number of Bluebirds and Juncos as well. At the campground in Nerstrand Woods State Park, a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers were foraging. The ranger reports that the Red-heads have been gathering a huge store of acorns, and thinks they may over-winter there. Linda Whyte ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html