Just a quick visit to Camp Mabry around noon. Overall quiet near the upper pond, but the lower (larger) pond was much better (especially given the time of day). As I approached, I flushed a few birds (just walking up), including two Double-crested Cormorants and Wood Ducks. Two Great Egrets were hunting, and six Lesser Scaups diving quite frequently. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13176145 As February is ending, I see gaps on my patch list from winter: Raven, Nuthatch, Creeper, House and Winter Wrens, Merlin, Peregrine, Sandhills, and many Sparrows (not Field, Chipping, Song, Lincoln's, Swamp). Also, if you would like to join me this coming Thursday (the 28th) at Laguna Gloria, or any Sunday morning (at Laguna, Mabry, Bull Creek, or others), please shoot me a message. I would always appreciate the company. Elliott M. Gordon Austin, TX 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