At Henricus Park in Chesterfield Co. this morning I observed a gnatcatcher nest-building. The nest appeared practically complete, and was about 20 feet off the ground on a horizontal branch of a willow. Too bad its too high to observe eggs. They sure get to work right away as they can't have arrived until the last days of March or very early April. This contrasts with L. Waterthrush, which have basically the same arrival dates, but don't get around to nest building for several weeks. Paul Bedell Richmond You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.