I strayed from the patch today and went out to the Webberville Parks, mostly just to take a look at the eagle nest. But I stopped by the Walnut Creek Pond, which is in my patch, and found 5 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks along with a couple of Lesser Scaup, a few shovelers, a female Bufflehead, and Mallards. The Whistling Ducks are new for my patch and for this year. For those of you whose patches overlap, they're back. And with Hornsby closed for a while WCWTP may be the best place to add this species in town. Dan Smith dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 512-451-2632 http://www.wordsmithofaustin.com 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