<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'> I'm mostly a yard bird guy. I like to sit outside and see what's flying. I go to grandkids' ball games and watch the sky as well as the games. I drive by Target and look for the Ringed-bill Gulls relaxing in the parking lot. It seems that I am not seeing as much as I used to see.<div>No Chimney Swifts occasionally twittering over the house, no Barn Swallows, or hawks or any of the common visitors. Yes, last night I saw a Green Heron and a small flock of Cedar Waxwings at Freeman Park. A couple days before I saw nothing at Bennett Park. A Broad Wing Hawk flew over my deck. But the skies seem much emptier than usual. </div><div><br></div><div>Avian flu perhaps? Aging eyes? Too many Cooper's Hawks? Am I the only one experiencing this?</div><div><br></div><div>Don Grussing</div><div>Minnetonka</div></div></body></html>