just got in from a week atlasing priority blocks from Ada to Cambridge to Deer Creek. Still digesting the data so don't have much to pass along now but thought to make a quick mention of a Northern Shrike seen today in Madison County roughly 3 miles or so sw. of Batelle-Darby Creek MP. Refer to Delorme 67B6 from Columbus, I suggest following US 62 sw. from Grove to 665 then west to Georgesville-Wrightsville Rd, turning sw. there to Lilly Chapel-Opossum Rd. Head nw. and shortly turn onto (w) Pringle-Benjamin Rd. After a mile or so, the road jogs sharply left (south) ... at the jog is a pulloff ... looking nw. a tan brick building (Fairfield Twp. School) is visible in the distance ... the shrike was was just across the open field in that direction. Savannah Sparrow and Red-breasted Nuthatch were also along this road. nothing so striking was had within the other blocks although Chipping Sparrows and Ruby-crowned Kinglets were unexpected. cheers Vic Fazio Shaker Hts, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]