Hi WESTPORTMAFIA,
I live in the south end of Westport, for the last couple of weeks I have been seeing a lot of those small ticks...the bad deer ticks.
If you are tramping through the pucker-brush you should tuck you pants into your socks and use repellent. If you have been in "hot" areas you should check yourself...or have someone else check your bod...that might be more fun.
Here is more info -
http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/...ase062707.html
Al