My Licking Co. only total for January was 48.  Best birds, the black
vultures just west of Granville along Route 161.  I also had snow buntings
and northern harrier at the Croton egg farms.  My only day totally dedicated
to birding was Jan. 2.  The rest were all yard birds or seen commuting.

However, how's this for being a loser:  As I was just shoveling the ice off
my driveway, I *finally* saw a flock of white-winged crossbills leave the
mature hemlock trees that border the back yard of a neighbor one sreet over.
Unfortunately, they don't count - it's not January any longer - thank
goodness!  We're one month closer to spring migration, and we're already
within the safe dates of several species of birds, particularly horned owl.
So, I'll be looking out for those in my 7 OBBA II blocks, beginning this
week.


Margaret Bowman
Licking Co., OH


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathi Hutton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 10:58 AM
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Biggest loser?


> Attention Underachievers Club:
>
> Who has the lowest total in the January 100 Club?  I'll start off - 63
> species, with only two serious birding attempts, and random
> looking-out-the-window birding the rest of the month.
>
> Best backyard birds:  Horned Larks, Rusty Blackbird, Purple Finch.
> Best birds in the field:  Rough-legged Hawks (The Wilds), Winter Wren
> (Crooked Run, Chilo, SE Clermont County), Northern Harrier (Armleder
> Park, Hamilton County)
>
> Sing out.  Who can beat my low number?
>
> ~Kathi Hutton
> Felicity, Clermont County
> http://katdocsworld.blogspot.com/
>
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