Conditions on the Huntsville count were good for birding (calm, sunny, relatively mild, little snow on the ground, water mostly open). Observers: 43 Total species: 41 (average: 39) Total individuals: 4,256 (average 3,136) Record high counts: Wild Turkey (218), Pileated Woodpecker (27), Northern Shrike (9) Low numbers: Blue Jay (74; only three previous lower counts. Major movement south this fall.) Unusual species for this count: Red-bellied Woodpecker (1), American Robin (2), Bohemian Waxwing (48), House Sparrow (4 at a feeder; the first of this species since 2010) Finches: Pine Grosbeak (126), Red Crossbill (9), Common Redpoll (264), American Goldfinch (110), Evening Grosbeak (190; highest count since 1995) Ron Tozer Compiler