For those of you seeking storm-driven rarities, or seeking to avoid same, you may wish to bookmark and check in with these sites from time to time: http://www.gismaps.fema.gov/1999/storms/Floyd/fl27trk32.gif http://www4.nlmoc.navy.mil/data/atcf/al081999.gif http://www4.nlmoc.navy.mil/data/tropics/summary.gif (note Gert tagging along behind) HTTP://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at199908.html Great birding! David Strother Bethesda