Yet, that 100 million figure is 333 times more than the 300,000 marine birds estimated to be killed in the Exxon Valdez wreck - and it happens every year. Think CollidEscape Charlie Barnard Stratford ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

The species I did find (with conservative estimates): Number of species: 20 Mourning Dove 14 Monk Parakeet 15 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay 4 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 4 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 European Starling 20 White-throated Sparrow

SectionID=3&TopicID=2 One advantage of this flexibility is that it allows them to preen almost any part of their body with their beak, which is critical given how important feather care is (without hands, all preening has to be done with the beak or the feet, and preening is often estimated to occupy 5-10% of a bird's day).