Paul Gardner and I were on the campus today and, remembering Paula Lozano's report from last weekend that she found no black-crowned night-herons in the Flats, we checked out the much more modest winter roost along the Olentangy River, with the same result. There were some spots of open water, the occasional ring-billed gull, and a hunting great blue heron, however. Both these roosts persisted longer than this last year, Paula's until 13 April (and 14 April the year before). Chances are the birds have relocated, but will they return to these spots as more water opens up? 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]