Just got back from the upper coast of Texas for the major week of neotropic migration. There were more warblers along the canal two miles from my home before I left than I saw in Texas. Finished four days with nine warbler species, and maybe 25 total warblers. High Island was positively dead. throngs of people ooing and ahing over cardinals, catbirds and an occasional water thrush. Major cause: strong southerly winds for five days or more. Great for the birds, lousy for the (many disappointed) birders. Bodes well for warblers arriving on summer grounds in great shape, having not been stressed crossing the Gulf or moving northwards. Apparently one of the worst birding years in history. We should all be thankful! Bob Mumford Darnestown