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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dong Bei" data-source="post: 1643210" data-attributes="member: 76257">Hey guys, sorry to have stayed out of this for so long,I have been incredibly busy lately and have only been out serious birding a few times in the last 3 weeks.  I did get Greater Scaup the other day as a China life bird.  Apparently its not too common around here either.  The weather right now feels like January with wind chills near -10.  All the Buntings are here.  Bluetails passed through here about 2 weeks ago.Part of my business has been the final process of getting a field guide for the area together.  It's a picture guide to the common birds of Dalian and includes 185 species.  Each species has 3 photos and a small written section describing identification, status in Dalian, and size.  It's being done by Green Grants and NGO organization all over China.  Translation is finished and now we are working on layout, printers, etc...Have to run to work but will be back.Tom</blockquote>