Van Wert had its first CBC in twenty-two years on 12/15/07. Quick stats: 54 participants (19 adults and 35 high school students) 10 vehicles 41 species. We were out from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., when the snow storm arrived. (Having 25 pairs of young eyes certainly helps). Fun was had by all even though we had to cancel our Chili/Chocolate social for that evening. Everything to the freezer for a day in January or February! This was a project of the newly reactivated Upper Maumee Valley Naturalists Club. Jean is President and John is the Conservation Chair. We meet the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Wassenberg Art Center. Besides many field trips and a monthly speaker, we will be tagging Monarchs in 2008 as well as another CBC. Jean & John Perchalski 1001 South Walnut Van Wert, OH 45891 419/232-4108 419/231-0495 cell ______________________________________________________________________ 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]