Neither the statistician, nor the physicist will solve this one. It will most likely take the observation of a waterman: Oyster rocks are usually on the north side of a river which draws more fish. Felicity's (husband!) in Gloucester And then there is this one from my son in Cincinnati (Aerospace engineer): Is there a close source of food? Such as a large dumpster with a bunch of recently expired bread? I want us all to pool our brain power to solve a mystery that has had me puzzled for some time. When I drive East across the Rappahannock River on Route 3, heading toward Topping, VA, I almost always see cormorants on the power lines. The power lines are parallel to the bridge and relatively close. I realize it can be dangerous to be birding while driving, but.......Anyway, the statistici