****** MESSAGE POSTED TO THE OLD LIST ******* The waste water ponds in Comfort, TX have received their annual quota of ducks to spend the winter. last weekend Lynne an I had a varity of ducks, including Shovellers, Gadwalls, Ruddy Ducks, Buffleheads, Lesser Scaup, Green-winged Teal, and 120 (yes 120!!) Hooded Mergansers. In addition, a few Red-breasted Nuthatches were found along Cypress Creek. The winter isitors are here. Elton Stilwell Comfort, TX TEXBIRDS help file and Texas birding links at: http://moonmountaingroup.com/texbirds 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