Yesterday eve. and this morn. Yellow Warbler 1 Upland Sandpipers...Becoming more numerous overhead Willow Fly. 1 Orchard Orioles 3-4 Miss. Kites 4 not sure these are actually migrants but they were going south Also curious if birds are being found due to recent outbreak of West Nile Virus. One of my crows seems to have vanished , one of the young birds, at least I have not seen it in several days. Right now the family group only has four birds. Also in Utley it has been quite a while since I have seen or heard a Blue Jay. Would Purple Martins be influenced by WN and would dead birds or grackles appear at the roosts? BTW how is the Highland Mall roost? -- Brush Freeman Independent and affiliated Field Biologist 361-655-7641 http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas The greatest musician of all time is mother nature.