Bill Sain and I braved the 2 pm heat and checked the ponds (private property, inaccessible without permission) and were pleasantly surprised to see Yellow-headed Blackbirds among Brown-headed Cowbirds and 3 Spotted Sandpipers, 3 Western and 1 Least. Mexican Mallard count was down to 14 after Sunday's high... I think it was Sunday... of 29. One Ruddy Duck remains. -h Heidi Trudell Alpine, Marathon, somewhere bouncing around 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 Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner