A colleague of mine has been doing survey work along several rivers in northeast Ohio. He commented that he has been struck by a lack of kingfishers on the rivers this year. After he mentioned it, I realized that I haven't been hearing kingfishers along the stretch of the Vermilion River that passes by my house either. Has anyone else noticed a dearth of kingfishers this year, at least on northeastern rivers, or can we chalk this up to "casual sampling"? Keith Tarvin Oberlin ______________________________________________________________________ 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]