I guess I fall into a different situation. In the past few years, you need to be parked at your spot 2 hours before daylight or more than likely, someone else will be. I really don't understand where these people came from....40 years ago, it was rare to even hear a truck drive into the boat landing. I had it all to myself and was young enough and energetic enough to take full advantage. Now...not so much. Throw in the fact that even if you ARE the lucky? guy who gets first choice; there's a fair chance that the bird you are after roosted somewhere else the night before. I've never been able to pick a definite pattern to that but they never seem to roost in the same spot (sometimes same area) 2 nights in a row
