I quick jaunt through the Cuyahoga Valley going north, I went by the Heronry on Bath Road and now there were about 15-20 Great Blues claiming their nest territory and in the Cuyahoga River there were at least three on the north side. I know someone reported 2 or 3 a week or so ago. I need hope on a snowy day that Spring was not forgetting us. Also, as I was riding north on Riverview Road, south of Route 303 across from Stone Lock Quarry Metro Park in a field with deer were about 8 Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) pecking around heading into the woods at the edge of the clearing. I know this bird cannot be confused with any other bird, but those necks remind me of a lot of people I know. Denise in Akron "And may the warm winds of heaven blow softly upon you and may the GREAT SPIRIT make sunrise in your heart." -Cherokee blessing- ______________________________________________________________________ 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]