Folks, Ray Carter and I dropped by the Smokey Rd Refuge that Jim Stasz reported upon recently. It was very interesting! The weather was a bit overcast all morning today, 3 Oct 98 from 0700 to 1200 when we birded. Highlights of the day were... Pied-billed Grebe (1), Red-shouldered Hawk (2), Red-tailed Hawk (1), C. Swift (2), E. Peewee (1), E. Phoebe (4), Brown Creeper (1), House Wren (2), Ruby- crowned Kinglet (5), Catbird (4), Brown Thrasher (15), Cedar Waxwing (5), Black-thr Blue (3), Yellow-rumped (60), Pine (1), Palm (2), Bay-breasted (1), Blackpoll (3), Black&White (3), Common Yellowthroat (8), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1), Indigo Bunting (4), E. Towhee (20), Chipping Sp (10), Field Sp (1), Song Sp (3), White-thr Sp (16), and Dark-eyed Junco (2). Kurt Gaskill