Went to Slate Run SE of Columbus yesterday at 4;30 PM. This is a beautiful wetland but was relatively bereft of waterfowl yesterday. Perhaps I was too late in the PM. Saw the following 1. Tree Sparrows 8 2. Black Duck 4 3. Mallards 4 4. Blue Heron 2 5. Kingfisher 1 6. Red Winged Blacknird, female 1 7. Canada Goose 1 ( don't know where its mate was) 8. Red bellied woodpecker 1 9. Cardinal >6 10 Mourning Dove 6 11 Multiple sparrows flitting about but did not stay still long enough for ID I wondered if anyone has seen many owls in the area. There is a nice grove of pines up on the ridge but I haven't been up there recently. Did not see anything flying at dusk. Thanks for all the help on the list. I did get to see the Western Tanager last Saturday. Phillip ______________________________________________________________________ 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]