Before the focus shifted to Meadowlarks, the topic du jour was LI Sound duck sightings, and Greater Scaup in particular. In the Sept/oct '07 issue of Wildbird there is an article about Audubon's top 20 list of declining species. The base year is 1967 I believe. Greater Scaup are #4 on the list, having declined by 75%, so those that think they are seeing less now are most certainly correct. Don Morgan Coventry **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62)