A compelling story on the American Birding Association blog, written by Laura Erickson, about the recent oil spill in Galveston Bay, TX. Please read and share this info to focus attention on this deplorable situation, ironically on the 25-year mark of the Exxon Valdez event. http://blog.aba.org/2014/03/galveston-bay-oil-spill-what-we-birders-can-do.html There is a petition as well...we need everyone's help and signature. Please take a moment to sign [and SHARE] this petition to demand ALL birds affected by the Galveston Bay oil spill be counted. Because there is no oversight, oil companies seek to hide the true numbers of affected wildlife from the American public and hinder regular citizens and certified rehabilitators from rescuing oiled birds or retrieving dead ones. Thanks! (petition initiated by Laura Erickson) https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/count-all-documented-oiled-wildlife-rather-just-oiled-animals-are-physically-retrieved-after-spill/qNZbBPG4 Thanks for your help! Mary Sharp Nashville, TN