I have been on the road a month now with rare glimpses of cyberspace and few opportunities to post. The first week of January was spent in Florida on family matters but shortly after getting back I began my contractual obligation to survey a number of blocks through Adams, Lawrence, Jackson, Gallia, and new this year, Montgomery Cos. I will be leaving shortly again to finished up some blocks along the Indiana border so won't be in a position to respond to anyone until this weekend. Here are a few highlights of the past month. Greater White-fronted Goose - 2 (photo) at Adams lake S.P. 24 Jan Snow Goose - 1 (ph) adult white morph alone in a field just N of Crown City W.A. along RT. 775 10 Jan 1 (ph) adult white morph at Adams Lake S.P. 24 Jan Ross's Goose - 1 with 55 CAGO appx. 3 miles NW of Tranquility W.A. (or 8 miles SW of Rocky Fork Lake) in Highland Co. 24 Jan Cackling Goose - 1 (ph) with 3 CAGO at Englewood Reserve, Montgomery Co. 13 Jan Wood Duck - 1 male at Adams Lake S.P. 12 Jan Northern Pintail - 2 males at Englewood Reserve 13 Jan; still present 22 Jan Green-winged Teal - 14 at Englewood Reserve 22 Jan Common Loon - 1 at Rocky Fork S.P. 24 Jan Pied-billed Grebe - 21 at Rocky Fork S.P. 24 Jan Great Egret - 1 at Tycoon Lake S.P., Gallia Co. 26 Jan Black Vulture - 26 near West Union, Adams Co. 24 Jan Bald Eagle - 1 ad. at Scioto Bottoms, Scioto Co. 11 Jan 1 ad. at Rocky Fork Lake 24 Jan 1 ad along Rt. 23 immediately west of Great Seal S.P. 27 Jan Rough-legged Hawk - 2 either side of the Highland/Adams Co. line 24 Jan (part of a 11 raptor species day between West Union and Rocky Fork Lake). Merlin - 1 near Tranquility W.A., Adams Co. 24 Jan American Coot - 610 at Rocky Fork Lake S.P. 24 Jan Killdeer - became widespread last week. 4 at Caesar Creek S.P. 23 Jan 11 in and around West Union 24 Jan (including 2 flying around the lights of a Walmart parking lot at 4 am in a snow squall). 2 at Rocky Fork S.P. 24 Jan 5 along RT 141 near Arabia, Lawrence Co. 25 Jan Eastern Phoebe - 1 sw of Buckeye Furnace, Jackson Co. (2 miles e. of Ridgeland) 10 Jan 1 on Pine Creek, Green Twp., Scioto Co. 25 Jan (3 miles downstream from a sighting last year at this time). 1 on Little Claylick Run 1.5 miles nw of Angel, Gallia Co. 26 Jan 1 (ph) along RT 790 (Perigen Creek) on border with Crown City W.A. 26 Jan Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 at Hanging Rock O.R.V. Park, Lawrence Co. 11 Jan the same or another was there 25 Jan American Pipit - flock 115 (ph., spec.) sw. of West Union along Rt. 136 a quarter mile N of the Kirker Bridge. Birds were getting grit along the road and inevitably one was struck (retrieved as a specimen). Yellow-rumped - common throughout Ohio R. counties but 56 within the immediate vicinity of Buckeye Furnace, Jackson Co. 27 Jan was a good tally. Chipping Sparrow - 1 at Englewood Reserve 13 Jan Savannah Sparrow - 1 near West Sonora, Preble Co. 23 Jan 2 near Mills, Lawrence Co. 25 Jan Snow Bunting - 1 just w. of Wegerlawn, Montgomery Co. 23 Jan Lapland Longspur - 4 near Georgetown, Preble Co. 23 Jan Rusty Blackbird - 38 at Buckeye Furnace 27 Jan cheers Vic Fazio Shaker Hts, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]