Folks, Todd Day and I did a Big Day for the No. Virginia Birdathon. The following is a quick post on the most results; details will soon follow. The total for May 9, 1999 is 137 species. We started at 0300 and ended at 2000. Most surprising birds: Pied-billed Grebe and Horned Grebe at Dyke Marsh, Glossy Ibis at Huntley, female Hooded Merganser and 2 chicks in Belmont Bay off the new Occaquan refuge, Black-bellied Plovers at Dulles Wetlands, and Gray-cheeked/Bicknell's sp. at Monticello Park. We were also surprised by the numbers of late migrants, such as Blackpolls which could be found in every city block and another difficult to find late migrant, Wilson's Warbler, which wass at both Dyke (am) and Huntley (pm, sunset). Best bird to find was Whip-poor-will at Manasas Battlefield near the Bull Run River. Second most common warbler may be Black-throated Blue today. Worst miss was E. Screech Owl. And too bad but the Va. Rail at Huntley appears to be gone. Kurt Gaskill