ospreyers, the cherry blossoms are at peak at the Tidal Basin, DC, where an osprey was fishing, oblivious to the hordes of tourists (and conversely). a couple of turkey vultures soared over the basin, perhaps to see if any of the paddle-boaters had fallen in... the washington channel had a mixed flock of greater (half-dozen males; don't know how to separate females) and lesser (about 20) scaup. can anyone tell me which of these is more likely there? Overhead, a crow (sp?) harassed a GBBG, which I hadn't observed before. Several large military helicopters added an ominous note to the proceedings. cheers, Robert Weiner (rweiner@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu) International Business Department George Washington University Washington DC 20052 202 994 5981