Six of nine Richardson's cackling geese at Turner's Falls, Massachusetts, November 27, 2007. Male pine grosbeak on fruit bush in South Newfane, Vermont, November, 2007. Female pine grosbeak feeding on fruit bush in South Newfane, Vermont, November 2007. Greenland greater white-fronted goose at Brattleboro Retreat Meadows, Vermont, November 10 2007. Richardson's cackling goose at Turner's Falls, Massachusetts on November 7, 2007. This bird was among a flock of about 600 Canadas. Note the small size, the stubby bill, and the blocky looking head (caused by the steep forehead and flat crown). Also note the obvious pearly shade on the mantle and back caused by the paler centers and marked white terminal edgings to the mantle feathers. Ipswich sparrow at Plum Island, Massachusetts, November, 2007. Merlin at Bennett Meadow, September, 2007. Pair of rusty blackbirds at Bennett Meadow, September, 2007. Adult bald eagle at Brattleboro Retreat Meadows, May, 2007. Male Eurasian green-winged teal at Herrick's Cove, Vermont, April, 2007. This is probably a first record for the state. Barnacle goose at Hinsdale, New Hampshire, March, 2007. First state record. Fork-tailed flycatcher at Odiorne, New Hampshire, November 20,2006. First state record. Another image of the Odiorne fork-tailed flycatcher. Juvenile greater scaup and female ring-necked duck at Barton's Cove, MA, in November, 2006. A possible arctic loon photographed in Monterey Harbor, California, April, 2006. A second photo of the Monterey possible arctic loon.