Two grackles were at my feeder this afternoon. This is the earliest they've shown up in Jericho Center since 1997. Also – I recommended a spotting scope review in the latest Audubon Magazine. A fellow birder wrote to say that report isn’t very helpful. He recommended a much better review at:http:// www.allaboutbirds.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1039 Maeve Kim Jericho Center