Greetings from Punta Gorda, FL

Down here in PG for a few days. Glad to see the great horned owls are back on their nest in town, the eagles are on their nest at the end of Alligator Creek, and our pileated woodies seem to be hanging around a lot near that dead tree across the street from the house. There were 2 there yesterday. Tara and I went to Charotte's Preserve old datsun trail this morning for a little walk, had 19 species, not bad for this time of year. Highlights: yellow-throated warbler, sandhill cranes, blue-headed vireo, and lots of robins. And it wouldn't be florida without a load of yellow rumped warblers. That's it for now, will let you know if anything else exciting happens.