Today I discovered that Stonington Borough has more than the Point beyond the lighthouse and the Dodge Paddock & Beal Preserve on Wall Street for good viewing of sea birds. The Stonington Town Docks, where the fishing fleet is based, has a nice public deck at the very end with parking nearby that overlooks the cove to the west. >From there I watched common loons, common eider, red-breasted merganser, horned grebes, two large rafts for scaup, Canada geese, and a curious harbor seal. Turn right down High or Pearl Streets to get to the docks. Before discovering the Town Docks, I visited the Point. From over the heaps of snow on the south and west sides, and before the southerly winds rose, I viewed many loons, horned grebes (20 was my low estimate), frisky surf scoter at a long distance, brant, common eider, a few bufflehead, a couple common goldeneyes, a great cormorant, and one long-tailed duck. They dumped the borough's excess snow on the east side, effectively blocking the views unless you have crampons, an ice axe, and an affinity for slippery heights. A peregrine falcon flew by the bridge over the railroad at the edge of the borough. Russ Smiley Marlborough, CT