The Howard county Bird club had a very well attended walk this a.m. Waterfowl is starting to move and we had 5 Hooded mergansers, bufflehead, ruddy, ring-necks, gadwall, wigeon,and PLENTY of geese. Other birds of interest were RUSTY BB and lingering CATBIRD. Sparrows were way down with low numbers of song, swamp, field, white-throat. Most interesting was a report (from a passing non-birder) of a small duck (aprox. 2 inches long) with a bright yellow bill, out on the lake. We did an extensive search but couldn't relocate the bird. Bonnie Ott "Many people won't know what to say when the ducks show up, but I will. Maybe I'll say "Oh ducks, oh ducks, oh ducks," or just "Ducks wonderful ducks!" I practice these sayings every day, and even though the ducks haven't come yet, when they do, I'll know what to say." Steve Martin (b.1945- american actor and comedian)