Thomas Sherry, of White River Junction, Vt., pages through his bird guide while observing birds at Kilowatt Park South on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Wilder, Vt. Sherry is a retired ecologist and ornithologist -- he was seeing scoters, common and hooded merganser, common loons and other birds. For about a year and a half in the neighborhood where Sherry lives, he and his wife record all of the bids they see in their neighborhood and post the list outside for others to see. (Valley News-Jennifer Hauck) Valley News-Jennifer Hauck