Evening All, Well it's always a gamble when posting something like I did regarding a relatively touchy topic, hopefully no one's feathers are too ruffled, but I felt that it was important to point out what seems to be a considerable discrepancy between how we birders view the Texas City Dike and how local law enforcement has apparently been instructed to patrol it. (Seems like this gap has existed for a while per some other feedback.) Anyone's political views, etc, aside it's something birders probably want to be aware of when birding areas like that so that they can take steps to minimize becoming a source of concern for local law enforcement, even though the officers are quite friendly/professional. I'd be happy to carry on this conversation off list but since I figure there are lot's of opinions I'm going to make this my last post on the matter. Good Birding, John Tharp Houston, 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