Inspired by Jim McCormac's advice, I mustered the interns and four of us looked in 250 red cedar (juniper) trees and a few grape vine tangles in and around the old fields of the "Kamelands" in Highlands Nature Sanctuary. We found zero saw-whet owls. It began snowing and turned windy cold and we lost motivation. No other Canadians except a purple finch and some juncos were sighted this morning. Being out in the first snow was exhilarating, however. Bruce [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]