Yesterday, I had the pleasure of birding in a friend's backyard in a residential section of Bryan. We had: Common Yellowthroat fe Yellow Warbler Magnolia Warbler Catbird Great-crested Flycatcher Miss. Kite, one fly-over The preceding couple of days yielded: Black and White Warblers, Chestnut-sided Warbler Chat Down my country road in rural Brazos county, Dickcissels are calling and being seen abundantly. I am hoping this post will be the first of my getting back on TexBirds after a long absence. Thanks David for your hard work in setting up the new server. Shirley Wilkerson Bryan, TX