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Oh, I have to add a mini-entry to my longer one. I'm still in the restaurant, downloading my tv shows, getting caught up on discussion boards - and the sun is going down. Suddenly, the air is alive with birds. I look out to the sides of the restaurant, and all the trees are full of birds-mostly grackles, I think. The birds fly from tree to tree, then back again, shrieking, making the most incredible racket. In front of the restaurant, they fly above the cars on the street. There is a flock of ducks on the lake, right out front, and they look as if they're keeping a low profile. What? There's one white bird in the midst of all those grackles. All very eerie.