Posts Made By: Philip Davis

Your explanation for why the birds appeared and sat on your boat is probably correct. Often when the warblers migrate from Mexico in early April and fly north across the Gulf of Mexico headed for the Texas coast and beyond, they encounter strong headwinds. As soon as they reach land (often High Island, TX and nearby), the exhausted birds simply fall out of the sky and stay until they recuperate. These "fall outs" provide optimum birdwatching opportunities, and the birding community monitors the calendar and the weather to take advantage of them.

I think I must have missed something.
Who put humans on the moon? Who has sent more than one successful lander to Mars? Who has sent probes to Mercury & Venus? Who has sent probes to the larger planets and finally out of the solar system? Has China done 30+% of that [as of 9/4/08]? Russia deserves a sentimental vote for Sputnik and for first putting people in space around Earth.
What are we measuring here? :S

SUX!