Thank you Bob for the info on what the mockingbirds were eating. Hearing about the habitats that birds are being found in, whatever the season and the wild food items they are feasting on is what I relish (no pun intended). Working for a land management agency and contributing to the prescriptions on how we manage the land finds me savoring this type of info from the list . Good Luck on finding the ferruginous hawk. Lynda Andrews Wildlife Biologist Wayne National Forest 740/753-0550 voice 740/753-0118 fax Adopt a Shelter Pet...They Didn't Have A Choice! Please Spay or Neuter Your Pet "[log in to unmask] om" <[log in to unmask] To OM> [log in to unmask] Sent by: Ohio cc birds <OHIO-BIRDS@LISTS Subject ERV.MUOHIO.EDU> [Ohio-birds] Muskingum Co. meadowlarks 12/04/2006 02:08 PM Please respond to "[log in to unmask] om" <[log in to unmask] OM> Our usual one over-wintering mockingbird, seasonally silent, is feeding on rose hips, bittersweet, etc. around the edge of our successional field on the back ridge. Bob Evans Geologist, etc. Hopewell Township, Muskingum County DeLorme 70 A1 (Currently in southern California, where I unsuccessfully sought my lifer ferruginous hawk this morning. There is one that has been hanging out at an abandoned Marine airbase nearby.) ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]