Took a day off work and visited the very gracious Miller family today. Watched the feeder and were treated to white-crowns, tree sparrows, goldfinches, assorted woodpeckers and jays, and a great view of a mockingbird hanging precariously on the side of a suet log feasting on peanut butter and cornmeal ! (yes, Kim has photos!) After nearly 3 hours at the feeder, Miss Miller grabbed her spotting scope and bins and lead us over to the creek and woods to see if the Harris's sparrow was there - sure enough, we weren't there 2 minutes and the Harris's popped out of a patch of dense rose bushes. We had great views of him for nearly a half-hour as he mixed with a large flock of white-crowned sparrows, and even watched him sing a few times. On one of our moves for a better view, a Wilson's snipe hopped out for a quick view before flushing. Miss Miller said the snipe had been there for several weeks. Bob Hinkle Solon, OH 44139 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]