Spent two hours on Thursday morning checking all the waterfront at Havre de Grace following the sighting of the probable Franklin's yesterday. No luck, and the Laughing Gull count, which had been around a dozen, was one, although the counts are usually higher later in the day. Will try again this weekend. Rick Practically anything you say will seem amusing if you're on all fours. -- P.J. O'Rourke Rick Blom rblom@blazie.com 4318 Cowan Place Belcamp, Maryland 21017 (410)575-6086