No Laguna this week, no problem. The weather is cooler and a little breezy, and the birds were fairly active: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gordonbird/8462299267/in/photostream/ This Northern Mockingbird was imitating robins and blue jays: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gordonbird/8462296829/in/photostream They are lovely to watch: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gordonbird/8463395666/in/photostream I was surprised by this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gordonbird/8463395916/in/photostream Cars are inevitable: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gordonbird/8462298241/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/gordonbird/8463396714/in/photostream Not for the squeamish: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gordonbird/8463401440/in/photostream Best advantage of being near the house, every minute is birding (no time in car). I went out with my camera and the intention to focus on photographs(took 130), so there are more here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gordonbird/ http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12919446 Elliott M. Gordon Austin, TX 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