I can hardly leave out the horned owl show just after first light along the main road at the sewer plant. The birds that have been calling from the mottes were out along the road flying around together and put on a great show against the early light for 15 minutes. Checked my pine siskin records and it is my earliest everby a week. All the records for previous years were next week. And there was a large flock of franklin's gulls heading north from the bay as well as a flock of ring-billed gulls out over the bay to add variety for the day. -- Joseph C. Kennedy on Buffalo Bayou in West Houston Josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx