Taking advantage of the light workload early in the semester, I did some jumping around Hidalgo County this morning. I started off by visiting Willow Lakes at Santa Ana NWR and seeing the Hooded Mergansers (I saw 4 females). I followed that with a brief jaunt into Hidalgo to see the Monk Parakeets (5th and Gardenia), and a quick stop at the Pump House (Black Phoebes were present). I finished over at Anzalduas County Park. As Dan Jones reported earlier this month, a Pine Siskin was in with a bunch of American Goldfinches and House Finches. The Zone-tailed Hawk was perched just south of the boat ramp, and later I got a look at the Black-throated Gray Warbler that also has been present. A Northern Beardless Tyrannulet called as it moved through some mesquite trees in the NE portion. -- John Brush Edinburg, Texas Interpretive Guide Quinta Mazatlan WBC 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