Well, Santa brought me the Gull and Shorebird guides I asked and I am delighted with both. Thanks to those who helped me make my choices. Santa also left $30 of gift cards to iTunes and suggested I might want to purchase an app for birding. Reviewing the apps left me confused. If you have used any birding apps for the iPad I welcome your comments (I don't have any other Apple products). I already have 4 paper guides to the birds of North America and many specific guides to Hawks, Warblers, Gulls, etc. I can't see carrying my iPad into the field (after binocs, camera, spotting scope and tripod I feel the need for a Sherpa). It may be that I spend the money on something else. We'll see. Thanks, Matt Valencic Chagrin Falls, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]