Following Charlie Barnard's posting, here's what I found birding Stratford today, Jan. 6 (70 species). Highlights: -Stratford Marina: 1 Double-crested Cormorant. -McKinney Refuge (with Carl Ekroth & Paul Desjardins): American Bittern, 4 Swamp Sparrows. -Birdseye boat ramp: 1 Black-crowned Night Heron, 19 Am. Coot, 3 Killdeer, 1 Wilson's Snipe. -Stratford Point (with Twan Leenders, Milan Bull): male EURASIAN WIGEON, 9 Snow Buntings. -Raven Pond Park (Rt 110): 3 female Northern Pintail, female Mandarin Duck (probably same as last winter). -Long Beach: 1 American Pipit, 1 Ipswich Savannah Sparrow. -Park Blvd. dune thickets: flock of 60 Common Redpolls. I went back to car for camera and scope; flock gone upon return. -Cove Place: 2 female KING EIDERS continue, estimated 10,000 Greater Scaup, 7 Lesser Scaup, 4000 White-winged Scoters, 200 Surf Scoters, 1 Green-winged Teal (fly by). NOTE: All morning there was a small boat with 2 duck hunters anchored here; the flock was disturbed and scattered all over the area (and I assume a few birds in the bottom of their boat). I saw the eiders both at 8:20 and again at 4:40. I tried to look through the massive scaup flock for things like Tufted Duck or Redhead. No luck. -Sikorsky Airport: 1 American Kestrel, 23 Boat-tailed Grackles. Despite the excellent viewing conditions on the Sound (bright overcast, dead calm), I failed to find any Razorbills, Red-necked Grebes, Gannets, Common Eiders, or Black Scoters, but enjoyed the search. Frank Mantlik Stratford