Well after a valiant, but unsuccessful attempt sparrow-hunting at Mentor marsh, as well as a couple hours searching in vein for a certain 6 inch owl through endless vine tangles at Headlands, I was all the more elated to find a new yard bird at the feeder here in Boardman when I got home. A Pine Siskin! As I said, this is the first I have ever encountered in the yard, and I've put seed out for over a decade. This certainly seems to be shaping up to be a birding winter to be remembered. till next time, John G Petruzzi _________________________________________________________________ Capture the missing critters! Play Search Queries and earn great prizes. http://club.live.com/search_queries.aspx?icid=sq_hotmailtextlink1_oct ______________________________________________________________________ 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]