It has been a very cold late fall around here...with two mornings at 16 deg. Had to get out, so Sunday I checked out areas around Chillicothe for any birdlife. Around 40 sps. for the afternoon. Here are the highlights. Ross Lake Wildlife Area- T.Vultures-10-nice flight day Hermit Thrush-2 Y.Bellied Sapsucker-1 Goldie Gunlock Wetland- Mallard-50 Green-Wing Teal-7 Gadwall-8 A.Coot-25 Hopeton Site- Brown Creeper-2 C.Waxwing-2 N.Harrier-2 Ring-Neck Duck-20 Hooded Merg.-6 BALD EAGLE-1-Adult A.Pipit-30-Est. count Dave Hess SVBNC Chillicothe ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]