<snip> you appear to be suffering from 701-hysteria. <snip> ***you are correct--an advanced case, and a natural progression from hyper-658-itus (usually brought on by dabbling in the virus-infested 500 range)... <snip> My advice is to rest in bed for at least 7 weeks and absolutely do not pick up your binoculars or scope for another 7 weeks. <snip> ***bins and scope are unremovable appendages. Rest is even more elusive if I'm not out ticking and twitching <grin>... <snip> Also no travel during this period. <snip> ***tough advice for a nomad... <snip> That should take you safely to the end of 1998. If you choose to ignore this advice, you may suffer permanent derangement as a result of going over 701 birds in one year. <snip> ***bring on the permanent derangement! <grin> Actually, I think this probably already occurred sometime in my early childhood... -Greg Miller Lusby, MD