Seems large flocks of birds are on the move now. At Coventry lake I counted 93 Common Mergansers, and I'm sure that is a very low count. Yesterday I could only find 11. I think the large flock may have departed already, however. I also spotted a flock of about 30 Cedar Waxwings in the brush along the shore. A few days ago the lake was about 50% iced over, but today the wind had pushed the ice to the south end, and no more than 30% was covered. On the Ellington-Rockville line near Rt 83 I saw the largest flying flock of Canada Geese I have ever seen. I estimated at least 800 birds and again, that is probably low. I was looking out over some large corn fields and could never see the whole group at 1 time. Echelon after echelon of them came by, sometimes 2 and three groups wide, and groups at several different altitudes at the same time. The only time I have ever seen that many birds at once is in videos of the mid-Atlantic and mid-western flyways. For those in the area near Rt 83 in Ellington, the Agway is a great place to buy winter feed supplies. Only place I have been able to buy gray-stripe sunflower in several years, as well as 50 Lb bags of peanuts at a very reasonable price. Right now they have a sale on some of the seed, and every Tuesday they have a 10% discount for those over 62, not that I know anyone like that. (No, I am not affiliated in any way). Don Morgan Coventry