Hi Tweets, well all's well down here in sunny California. I just
wanted to drop a note for those who need my new address (which I hope
is above). So far I've seen four lifers here - Cassin's Kingbird,
Lawrence's Goldfinch, California Gnatcatcher, and Violet-crowned
Hummingbird. The first three were 'yard birds'! The hummer is of
course pretty rare in these parts. Lots of other neat stuff around -
Lesser Goldfinches, California Towhees, Black Phoebes, etc. This is a
pretty 'birdy' area. Anyway, it's mostly sunny and warm here, I'm
loving it. Heard you folks got alot of snow recently. I can't say I
miss it much. Well that's all for now. I'm not going to subscribe to
Tweeters because it's rarely relevant to this area of the world. But
I did enjoy it while in Seattle, and best to all of you.

Michael R. Smith
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Carlsbad, California