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Hi all, Went down to Saint Marks NWR early this afternoon. The place was infested with Palm Warblers. Hundreds of Palm Warblers! I had noticed this morning at home that we were "under invasion" by the critters, but I didn't expect such a large number...some were pulling the "cardinal act", i.e., trying to see just how closely they could fly out in front of cars. Obviously, some didn't make it, and we watched a Boat-tailed Grackle making a meal out of a roadkilled PAWA. Also had a few Yellow Warblers, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Swainson's and Gray-cheeked Thrush, and a possible Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Also saw the "dalmation" (partial albino) grackle. The most surprising sighting was actually a non-sighting: down at the lighthouse, NO terns and NO shorebirds! Only 8 Laughing Gulls. Otherwise nada, zippo, zilch, until we were just about to leave and a solitary Pectoral Sandpiper zipped by overhead, heading west and not even slowing down. That was it! Reckon the front blew 'em all out last night... Finally, this morning a small flock (about 6) of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks decended on our sunflower feeder. With that, and the lifer Gray-cheeked Thrush, my year list now stands at 255. 254 of which have been seen between the Apalachicola and Suwannee Rivers! (The sole exception is Merlin.) -S.P.McCool Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Florida "Walk softly, and carry a big scope" --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.391 / Virus Database: 222 - Release Date: 9/19/2002 ______________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Policy,sub.info: http://bkpass.tripod.com/FLORIDABIRDS-L.htm Member photos: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm For archives: http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html Set nomail: Click: [log in to unmask] Set floridabirds-l nomail Listowner: Click: [log in to unmask]