This morning the program at Highbanks Metro Park was An Early January Bird Walk. A small but enthusiastic group of individuals came in spite of the less than delightful weather (drizzle to rain). Our course took us over hill and dale and through the woods. Several highlights were a pair of Great Horned Owls, Pileated Woodpecker and Hermit Thrush. Friday as the park participated in the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology Project Feeder Watch Red-breasted Nuthatch and Pine Siskin were seen at the feeders outside the nature center. With the incomparable Doc Jordan narrating during the walk there was never a dull nor uninformative moment. Birds observed today included: Red-tailed Hawk Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Great Horned Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren Hermit Thrush American Robin European Starling Yellow-rumped Warbler Northern Cardinal American Tree Sparrow Field Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow Charlie Bombaci **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]