Greetings All: This has been a rough week for me with multiple visits to doctors and such but I have made lemonade from lemons, to the fullest extent possible, by looking at birds as I wandered about town. On Monday (17 February 2014) I spent a little time at Whisperwood Pond and noted the following highlights: 2 Snow Geese, 2 Wood Ducks, and 6 male Canvasbacks. Canvasback had eluded me so far this year, in the LEAS region, and they were well worth doubling back for. On Tuesday (18 February 2014) I spotted a gorgeous male Blue-winged Teal in the little pond next the the United at 19th and Quaker. I also had 1 Snow Goose at Maxey Park, 7 Cedar Waxwings in the vicinity of Quaker and 16th, and 1 Orange-crowned Warbler in my front yard. Anthony 'Fat Tony' Hewetson; Lubbock