In a muddy field on Patterson Road in eastern baltimore County this morning there were 17 Lesser Yellowlegs, 4 Greater Yellowlegs, and 6 Common Snipe. From the picnic area at Loch Raven Reservoir were 16 Pied-billed Grebes, 3 Common Loons in nearly full breeding plumage, 11 Tree Swallows, and 1 Purple Martin. Rick "A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people." Thomas Mann Rick Blom rblom@blazie.com Bel Air, Maryland