We noticed our first American tree sparrows of the season over lunch today. Also of interest to me was that we still had red-winged blackbirds yesterday, although I haven't seen any today. Carol Parsons Kirtland-Chadon area, Lake Co., NE Ohio -- "A nature lover is a person, who, when treed by a bear, enjoys the view." Unk. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]