For Michele Skolmutch:

You do realize that the "Oregon" variety of junco is no longer a separate
species, right?  A number of years ago, it got lumped into the general catagory
of Dark-eyed Junco, along with our typical "slate-colored" variety as well as 3
other varieties or subspecies or whatever the correct term is.

So, if you are a lister, confirming the "Oergon" junco won't add a new
species to your total.  (Sorry!)  When they did that, I lost a bird from my list.  I
have both slate-colored and Oregon listed under Dark-eyed Junco just to
satisfy myself.

For Jessica Lowery:

Yes, certainly we get Red-breasted Nutchatches in Ohio.  I am further south
than you, near Cincinnati, and saw one Jan. 30 on our CBC.  It depends on the
year, though.  During the winter of '05-'06, I saw RBNU everywhere I went, and
last winter, I didn't see any.  This year looks to be another irruptive year,
as I saw 2 RBNU at a friend's feeder in SE Ohio in Oct.

Welcome to the list.


Kathi Hutton
SW Ohio

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