I had 2 Phoebees in the yard this afternoon and a Kildeer was calling in the 
field across the street.

I stopped by Bombay Hook on Friday.  The ponds were mostly frozen over with 
few waterfowl.  The highlight was on the way out along the access road.  I 
saw at least 50 Boat-tailed Grackles in a field just before Rt. 9.  (Is a 
large group of Boat-tailed Grackles called a mooring of Grackles???)  The 
sun was right and the males glistened but I thought the females were 
stunning.
The tide at Port Mahon was extremely low and there were 12 Dunlin working 
the mud.

Jim Wilson
Queenstown