New birds showing up. The wood ducks that nest in a huge oak tree in the neighborhood are back. One male Rose-breasted Grosbeak ate cracked corn this morning at the platform feeder; I heard the "drink your teaaaa" call, then had an Eastern towhee feed on the ground; one Song sparrow, many White-throated sparrows ans White-crowned sparrows rooted under the feeders and in the compost pile; the resident pair of Carolina wrens are interested in an old gourd we hung from a clothesline; Dark-eyed Juncos, Robins, Blue Jays(nesting in my neigbors thick bushes), Cardinals,Common Grackles, Brown-headed cowbirds, House finches, a dozen American Goldfinch (they like the thistle feeders), House sparrows, a dozen Chipping sparrows, European starlings, White-breasted nuthatches, Black-capped Chicadees, several Downy and one Hairy woodpeckers; a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker calls from Birchard Park, around the corner from me; Red-bellied woodpeckers (one pair) feed on the platform feeder; Chimney Swifts soar overhead; Mourning doves fatten themselves on my cracked corn; and each day a Bald eagle (or two) cruises over my yard. Oh, I also have a cockatiel spotting for the rare bird list. I must add it escaped from the cage on our front porch, though...probably better not list it. Robert Morton I realized that If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes. Charles Lindbergh (1902 - 1974), Interview shortly before his death, 1974 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]