Greetings All: An update for my part in the region vs. region competition with Rich Kostecke. My stated goal for the year was 300 species of birds. At the end of October I was at 286 and getting fourteen more looked pretty iffy. I just got done wading through the interesting events of the last two weeks, however, and realized that I am now at 294 (assuming that the TBRC rules favorably on the Common Crane I will consider it my answer to Rich Kostecke's attempt at pelagic birding in central Texas). November has kicked out Greater Scaup, Pine Warbler, Western Grebe, Horned Grebe, Bald Eagle, Common Crane, Cassin's Finch, and Red Crossbill - an astonishing number of additions for so late in the year. I still have the sneaking suspicion that Rich is going to luck into a staggering series of winter wonders in the Austin area but, who knows, he might not. Anthony 'Fat Tony' Hewetson; Lubbock 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