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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gretchen" data-source="post: 1634006" data-attributes="member: 70591">Thanks Mike,  I know persistence is important.  I'm just trying to get a better handle on the variables - with limited time, I'm trying to maximize my chances - though of course "chance" is still a big part I'm sure.Thanks for your note on what you saw.  I'm also using Rockfowl's thread from last year to get some ideas of what could still be around.  The <a href="http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=155755" target="_blank">guys in Beidaihe</a> also give some ideas (and I see they got pretty little on Sat. a.m. too - so at least it wasn't just me or my location).   Anyway, you've mentioned lots of new birds it would be nice to see - not seen an accentor yet, nor rosefinch, nor a waxwing (in Asia).I forgot to mention I did hear a bird on Sat.  when I was in a mixed tree/grass kind of area.  It had a very high, short, thin call (and irregular).  I looked everywhere but didn't see any sign of the bird.  (Yeah, mentioning waxwing made me remember this, but it wasn't quite like that.)  I believe it wasn't bike brakes, but reminded me of that.  Don't know if that brings to mind any possible candidates....Tom, if you're around - what's weather and migration been like there?</blockquote>