This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005A_01BF243F.0E204A40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 31 October 1999 Spent three hours this afternoon in the Hughes Hollow area. Came = out mainly to watch the evening duck flight, but also walked around the = western end of McKee-Beshers. Really too warm for much bird activity: = had a nice group of 15 Golden-crowned Kinglets near Sycamore Landing and = had 3 Winter Wrens for the day. At least 3 Barred Owls were calling. In the large impoundment there were 3 Pied-billed Grebes and a = female Ruddy Duck. Saw at least 100 Wood Ducks, 8 mallards and 38 = Canada Geese coming in to roost after sunset. There was a field trial this weekend along Sycamore Landing Road. = As a result there are now several Chuckars in the area. I saw 5 on the = road and heard at least 2 more. They are more prone to run than fly , = but are fully capable of strong flight. I suspect predators will make = quick work of them. Paul Woodward grackling@worldnet.att.net ------=_NextPart_000_005A_01BF243F.0E204A40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN">