I spent 2 hours (3:30 to 5:30 p.m.) this afternoon checking ponds in western Washington Co. for water birds and anything else of interest. "Highlights" included: Bush Hog Pond Killdeer (1) Kyker Rd./Shanks Rd. Pond Pied billed Grebe (1) Clark Rd. Pond Mallards (6) including the 4 on a small pond on O J Campbell Rd. Westview Pond Great Blue Heron (1) The real highlight for me was a Northern Harrier on Berryhill Road (east side just past the turn). I saw this bird at 5:20 p.m. and in the fading light, I could see that it had the rich brown plumage of an immature or female. Roy Knispel Johnson City, Washington Co. TN