The OHOS CBC is Saturday Dec. 29. This will be the third year I have compiled for this CBC and it has been fun and exciting for me and for the new and seasoned birders. The count circle includes areas west of Powell, the Columbus Zoo, Emily Traphagen Preserve, Blues Creek Preserve both in Delaware Parks and Preservations, the Ohio Wildlife Center, Glacier Ridge Metro Park, areas along the Scioto River south of St Rt 36 to just south of the O'Shaughnessy Dam, just east of Marysville and Plain City and all points in between along the 15 mile diameter count circle. The habitats are varied and while urban life is changing and growing it is an area rich with good bird finds and records to recapture. If you are interested to spend the day helping please respond to me privately and I will be appreciative to have your help. Remember it is $5.00 paid to National Audubon to participate. That will be collected at 7:30am when we meet at the Wendy's on Glick Rd and Dublin Rd. I am planning to have packets ready and counters assigned to areas so please respond to me prior to Dec. 29. We will meet as a group for dinner in Shawnee Hills (TBD) to share stories and turn in your count sheets. Thanks in advance. Darlene Sillick Powell, Ohio OHOS CBC compiler ______________________________________________________________________ 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]