Just now, I stumbled onto a nice TV production of Huell Howser's program called CALIFORNIA GOLD. It featured the annual Snow Goose Festival in Chico, California. Looks like a big thing for those folks, like our sandhill cranes, whoopers and "hoody" at Hiwassee. Millions of snow geese (literally) come to the area for winter. Sounds like a good place for a birding vacation. For information, check out _www.snowgoosefestival.com_ (http://www.snowgoosefestival.com) WNPT in Nashville often reruns programs later in the week, so check with them if you missed it. Worth seeing. Dee Thompson Nashville, TN (Davidson County}