Hi all, Oscar and I paid a brief visit to the Philomath Sewage Ponds around noon, hoping to relocate Doug's Baird Sandpiper and some of his other goodies from this morning. Unfortunately, all the peeps had left the area, along with most other shorebirds. Still present were 2 WESTERN GREBES, 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, 2 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and a beautiful BONAPARTE'S GULL, along with the usual suspects. Happy migration Hendrik and Oscar -- __________________________ Hendrik G. Herlyn Corvallis, OR *"Nature is not a place to visit. It is home." -- Gary Snyder*