Fellow birders, Over the years, several of you have had the opportunity to go birding in "The Snackmobile", my big 89 Chevy Van, so named because of the ample supply of snacks always supplied. It took Avid trips to Virginia Beach, Niagara Falls and Algonquin, llinois for "chickens", St. Louis for the smew, and numerous local trips. Daniel Boone, himself, was along on some of the earlier trips to Southern Ohio. He called every little brown job he saw a "sparrow". Well, the Snackmobile has finally been officially retired as part of the Cash for Clunkers program. It got 11 to 14 miles per gallon, so it was the right thing to do. It has been replaced by a new Toyota Prius at 48/51 mpg, quite a bit greener. A trip to Cape May is being planned to break it in, and I'm looking for bird related bumper stickers. For those of you, besides Daniel, who have birded in the Snackmobile, please send emails of condolence off list. Speaking of off, sorry for the off topic nature of this post, but it some how seemed bird related. Joe in the woods Somerset, Ohio Perry County ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]