This is the Rare Bird Alert for Southeast Louisiana for july 22, 1996 sponsored by the Orleans Audubon Society. Be sure to leave your telephone number so that I can return your call if necessary, and if a sighting is urgent or time-sensitive, call my home number, 888-3607. A trip to Grand Isle on July 21 by Gay Gomez and myself yielded a Whimbrel, early and rather scarce in fall, and a Yellow-throated Warbler as the only migrant in the woods. Spoonbills were conspicuous around Fourchon Road. The water level there is, unfortunately, very high. A few fall migrants have been seen in town, including Prairie Warbler and Louisiana Waterthrush, and there are a few Yellow Warblers around. As a matter of general information, Bedford Brown called to say that he has had Cooper's Hawks in summer in Slidell over a half-dozen times in recent years. The summer distrib ution of Cooper's Hawk is an interesting issue which ought to be persued. I remind you that the Fort Polk and the U. S. Army are attempting to transfer the Vernon District of Kisatchie NF into army hands, despite the fact that this holds the largest concentration of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in LA and something like number three overall. For more information call Esther Boykin 522-1394. To the best of my knowledge, there are still places available on the September LOS pelagic trip out of Venice. Call Bill Hemeter 861-3117, or send your check ($60 I believe) to 2511 S. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans.