Thought I should post my sightings, meager as they are!! Grand Lake St Marys was not conducive to birding today - 30 degrees, wind whipping from the west (like it usually does)at 20-25mph!! However, we did see about 1500-2000 Canada Geese, 50-75 Mallards, 10+ N Shovelers, 1 RTH, 6-8 GBH, Ringbill Gulls -- guess that was about all! No BEs!! While sitting in his tree stand recently (last week - muzzle season) my husband has seen WBNH, RBWP, N Flickers, ?sparrows, and squirrels. We aren't well versed on sparrows! Kestrels have been identified along the highways in Auglaize and Mercer Counties along with many Mourning Doves and the ever present starlings! Maybe with a little less breeze, sightings will pick up! Happy New Year for Birding!! Jill Bowers Auglaize County ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. 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]