If the cold temperatures and slowed migration has you down, perhaps a full day of birding talks is just what you need. Lake Erie Wing Watch is being held tomorrow, April 14, at the Oak Harbor High School in Oak Harbor (Ottawa County). In the past, this event featured an extensive silent auction and a guest speaker on Friday evening, then a Saturday full of birding workshops. This year, all these events will be combined to create a great one-day event. Concurrent sessions on a host of topics fill the day, with something for everyone. Topics include Beginning Birding Part 1 and 2, Birding by Ear, Backyards and Hummingbirds, Ohio Birding Hotspots, Wildlife Friendly Wind Power, Digital Photography, and ID workshops on Warblers, Waterfowl, Shorebirds, and Bats. In addition vendors and a variety of conservation organizations, including Back to the Wild, will have displays. There is also an excellent silent auction with many birding related items. Lunch is available. The evening will conclude with a "Taste of Ottawa County" reception preceding the keynote speaker, Paul J. Baicich. His talk "Birders, Conservation, and Refuges...Making Better Connections" should be of great interest to us all. He will also be presenting "Why Shade Grown Coffee?" during the workshop sessions. Sunday, there will be morning bird walks at Magee Marsh, Sandy Ridge Reservation, and Sheldon Marsh and an afternoon Eagle Watch in Erie County. There is also an open house all day at "Back to the Wild" in Castalia. For more information go to http://lakeeriewingwatch.com/ Sheryl Young ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.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]