posting for Tim McCarthy <timmccarthy5@hotmail.com> Yesterday was horrible weather with no migrating Whimbrels. You'd think today, with nicer weather, especially in the early morning, with all those birds out there somewhere would be productive. But all we got was a total of 39. The little flock behaved like small flocks often do, circling back and forth looking to land or looking for stragglers to swell the ranks. I want to thank the folks who came out today as I had to be absent for a couple of hours. Hughie McNeil gets the gold star for hanging out at the point in his shorts. Our Grand Total since we started on May 18th is 1799. Tomorrow is the Park's Bird Festival. There will be a big willing audience but I haven't heard from the folks down in Machipongo if there are any Whimbrels set to go or even if there is still a big bunch in the marshes. Just make sure if you do come out to the Festival that you visit Whimbrel Point either as part of a guided bird walk or just come yourself. Starting around 5:30 am we will be at the Southernmost tip of the park where the minks come out to frolic and the Whimbrels come streaming by. There will be experts there to answer all your questions about Whimbrels, birds in general, and all the philosophical stuff we talk about when we're waiting for ... Whimbrels. Good Birding Tim -- --- Mark Cranford Ontbirds Coordinator Toronto ON ontbirds_coord@rogers.com