FYI, BirdLife International has released a report on the state of the world's birds that may be of interest to some of you. To access the report, please see the link below: http://www.biodiversityinfo.org/sowb/default.php?r=sowbhome Here is the blurb from their website: About this website This website outlines why birds and biodiversity are important, and examines what we know about the changing state of the world's birds (STATE), why birds are declining (PRESSURE) and what can be done to improve their status (RESPONSE). It is a synthesis of our knowledge to date and provides a benchmark against which we can assess our efforts to conserve birds and biodiversity into the future. The website is divided into four main sections: Introduction, State, Pressure, Response. Each section contains a number of overarching themes with supporting text and case studies, the latter presenting the evidence for key messages and examples of BirdLife's work. Audubon is the BirdLife International partner in the United States. In other news: >From Various Bent of the River Staff: 10/16 - Southbury, Audubon Center at Bent of the River -- LINCOLN'S SPARROW and flocks of PINE SISKINS in the trees along the river. Patrick Patrick M. Comins Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Connecticut pcomins@audubon.org http://iba.audubon.org/iba/viewState.do?state=US-CT Bent of the River Sanctuary 185 East Flat Hill Road Southbury, CT 06488 Phone: (203)264-5098 x305 or (203)264-5180 x305 Fax: (203)264-6332