That's a very interesting bird, thanks for posting.

Wow, 50! That must have been a great sight. During the summer or fall I usually see a family of 4 or so in the back yard, or the neighbor's back yard, where they like to look for ants in the grass.

There is a family group of 4 that has been hanging out in my back yard and the adjacent back yards. I assume they are a family anyway, and that perhaps they nested nearby. They like to feed on the ground of my neighbor's large mowed lawn, with the Robins. Not sure if they will hang around for the winter but I occasionally see one on the suet log.

Sorry to be catty but be wary when taking advice from certain users. Refer to this thread as an example: "o Hardwire a chandelier". I am tired of seeing advice which is given as authoritative when it is wrong. Dimming from more than one location is simply a matter of preference in most cases but also of convenience. Texasredhead, if a light is turned to a dim glow where one can barely see should one have to walk across a room to find a dimmer to turn it up if there is a dimmer closer by? Dimming from more than one location is possible. Any reputable electrician would know that. The dimmers communicate with one another through leads on the dimmers which are linked together through the switch wiring. Tklahr, try different brands of bulbs rather than just different types. Also look for bulbs which have filament supports. Many bulbs simply have a filament stretched between two arms with nothing else and that lends itself to vibration. As for flickering, if the wiring is all sound it may be an issue of a heavy load somewhere in your home causing the flickering.