Hi all, Fascinating to read Bill's report of Rich McCarty's displaying American Woodcock! That's the third report of this that I know of this January. I had one displaying on the Kingston Bird Count on January 1 in Ross County, and I remember someone talking of one they had about a week ago. Can't remember who or where it was - if you are reading this, let us know. On the botanical front, I've seen the floral equivalents of displaying woodcocks. Forsythia in bloom, one of the non-native cherries with flowers, Black Mustard blooming, not to mention 3 or 4 other small species of weeds flowering. This is most definitely not normal for January. Jim McCormac Columbus, Ohio -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bill Whan Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 1:09 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Am woodcock Adams Co 13 Jan R. McCarty reports a displaying American woodock on his property in Adams Co on 13 Jan. This may be the first *early* report for 2007, and an Ohio record, joining a lot of remarkable or even record-late fall and winter ocurrences--involving green heron, great egret, spotted sandpiper, buff-breasted sandpiper, common nighthawk, chimney swift, red-eyed vireo, blue grosbeak, warblers such as Nashville, mourning, and n. parula, and Nelson's sparrow. As someone who helps keep Ohio records, I hesitate to say "you can throw the record-book away," but we are definitely having to rewrite it season by season. Let's hope this is just a weird year, and not part of something larger happening alarmingly quickly. Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]