I visited the Miller's place in Walnut Creek, Holmes County, twice yesterday. Two of the young Miller boys spent an hour and a half taking me far up the valley behind their house searching for the flock of white-crowned sparrows that the Harris's keeps company with, all to no avail. They said that as the weather has improved and new food sources have become available, the birds seem to be wandering farther afield. They thought that this week might be when they'd see the bird move on. The last confirmed sighting was early Monday at the feeder in their front yard. This doesn't mean the bird is gone, but at least more hit-and-miss. I signed in as #404 in their notebook, and took a box of donuts as a "thank you" for their help and hospitality to the birding community. As an added bonus, my mother sat in the car while I was out on safari. She has little interest in birds, but excitedly told me she'd seen a red-bellied woodpecker while I was gone. She got out my Sibley's guide and found the woodpecker pages to confirm. She said, "I was pretty sure that's what it was, but then it started pecking on the tree, and I was certain!" God works in mysterious ways! Good luck to other seekers! Jim Glover Wildlife and Landscape Painter Northwest Columbus www.jimgloverart.com ______________________________________________________________________ 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]