The Lake Erie Islands Christmas Bird Count will be held next Sunday, December 17. It is a very interesting count with some incredible numbers of half-hardy winter birds (example, over 90 hermit thrushes last year). Kelley's, North Bass, Middle Bass, South Bass, and Pelee Islands are all in the circle. If interested, contact me. Be advised, depending on which island you are going to you have to take a ferry or fly. At least the lake isn't covered this year. We struggled to get home last year. John Pogacnik 4765 Lockwood Road Perry, OH 44081 440-259-2751 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]