Ah, Joe's post reminded me that I had meant to mention the flock of 17 Ring-billed Gulls and the two flocks of Franklin's Gulls, 173 heading N when Joe was here, and 52 heading S after he left. With the expected Laughing Gulls and the early-AM Herring, I had a four-gull day. Woo-hoo. Tony Leukering Smith Point, TX On Oct 18, 2012, at 7:16 PM, Joseph Kennedy <josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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