Please start sending your posts to texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Post Park is full of baby birds, southern Brewster County is full of baby birds, Marathon itself is full of baby birds. Food carry and veg carry are still in full swing, I suppose the doves are setting up nests number 3 and 4 by now if they started as soon as we think they did... still no Cliff Swallows to speak of, but last year we had zero Yellow-billed Cuckoos and now we're up to a whopping 2 or 3! Anyway, for the full list, the blog is our primary reporting spot since the listserv seems to be intermittently fickle: http://www.bigbendnature.com/2012/07/post-park-1-july-2012.html (posts further down will have updates on Varied Bunting et al) And for folks curious about the festival, REGISTRATION ENDS JULY 5! (or you can cross your fingers and ask politely on the 6th) http://www.bigbendnature.com/2012/07/gage-birds-butterfly-festival-reminder.html So the countdown begins: 16 days until Kenn Kaufman has West Texas as a captive audience! Maybe it's the other way around, but that's ok, too. Happy trails, -h Heidi Trudell Marathon, TX -- Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities. - Mark Twain Big Bend Birds & Nature - http://www.bigbendnature.com Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds