At Hammo on Tuesday I spotted a gorgeous juvenile Coopers Hawk to the right of the entrance road by the yellow gate. He had a bright symmetrical pattern on his back. Oddly, i have taken pictures of several coops such as this one with similar markings, but have yet to see them shown in any field guides. About 100 yards before the main rotary I spotted a small group of birders with scopes and cameras. As I thought, they had the Western Kingbird "cornered", so I stopped and got some good looks and a few pictures of my own. The bird now has a very nice tail, although not as long or full as it should be. I wonder if he arrived here because he could not steer properly without his tail feathers. I was the last one there and the bird flew from his roadside perch while I was there. Despite looking several times I didn't see him the rest of the day. The camp ground seemed a likely spot he might have retreated to. At the Eastern end of Meig's Point I spotted the flock of Common Eiders and Black Scoters off the tip of the breakwater near the cartop launch site. They moved quite far out, almost to the red buoy offshore of the breakwater. I counted 17 birds, but as they were constantly diving, I'n sure there were more than that. It seemed to me there were far more Eiders (of both sexes) than Scoters, and I'm sure I did not see 10 Scoters as have been previously observed. There was a handful of Horned Larks in the parking lot at the nature center, no Longspurs or Buntings that I could find. I didn't find any American Bitterns, but I didn't look very hard. I Hope I'm not stealing Lynn's thunder, but at Lighthouse Point today (Wednesday) we had 4 Bald Eagles and 1 Golden Eagle. We are now only 1 G E short of our record year, and 7 B E short. Time is passing, but we still have a chance, especially with the weather forecast for the next few days. Lots of sharp eyes would be a help. Below are links to a few pictures: Coopers Hawk: http://www.photoshop.com/user/mntncougar/?wf=share&galleryid=1683a0b61934413 d899dc649e5e076a0&trackingid=BTAGC http://preview.tinyurl.com/ykkgou5 Western Kingbird: http://www.photoshop.com/user/mntncougar/?wf=share&galleryid=d0dcc2cab8cf42a 7aacfe5af6007bae3&trackingid=BTAGC http://preview.tinyurl.com/yfqmklb LHP Eagle: http://www.photoshop.com/user/mntncougar/?wf=share&galleryid=56c5daf27c154df 9beb039e97ee0ef0c&trackingid=BTAGC http://preview.tinyurl.com/ydrl6qm Don Morgan Coventry