Dan Sanders, Jay Lehman and myself spent Saturday and Sunday looking for sparrows. Major stops included Funk, Dike 14, Wendy Park, and the new Lorain Impoundment. We ended up with 15 species of sparrows: E. Towhee American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow (Dike 14 near the ranger's office) Field Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow (Funk) Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Lorain Impoundment in the short grass next to the parking area. A lifer for me). Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Dark-eye Junco We also had a Saw-whet Owl at Headlands. There was a huge movement of both Kinglets and Winter Wrens. I would estimate several hundred of each Kinglet species and at least two dozen Winter Wrens. At the Lorain Impoundment (which is apparently going to be a spoils area for dredging) there was the largest concentration of White-crowned Sparrows that I have ever seen. I won't hazard a guess at the number. In all we ended up with 74 species of birds with excellent looks at each of the Sparrow species. Good Birding John Habig 261 Lantis Dr. Carlisle, OH 45005 [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]