The Mall has been quiet this fall. I took a quick stroll this morning, including Constitution Gardens and the DC Veteran' Monument. The only big sightings were Marine 1 and 2, waiting for President Clinton to fly somewhere! Migrants were relatively prosaic, with large flocks of swifts, family groups of bluejays, etc. Individuals of note were a catbird, Brown Thrasher, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, and another silent _Empidonax_ which looked like it might be a Willow Flycatcher. Again, this last seems late to me. Jim Jim Felley Smithsonian Institution irmss668@sivm.si.edu