10 miles north of Marathon on 385. FEHAs are winter residents at this general location, and one was soaring about. First of Year Burrowing Owl was a nice addition to the end of the obs. Chestnut-collared Longspurs 300 McCown's Longspurs 55 Longspur numbers are really picking up. So did the wind, or I would have stayed longer. I would like to see if any Lapland Longspurs could be plucked out of that vast grassland this year. Plenty of action. No Golden Eagles hanging out during the obs. Matt York Marathon Brewster Co. -- www.bigbendnature.com Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner