Hey all - Spent some time in the frozen Cuyahoga Valley today. Jaite marsh held large numbers of sparrows - 100 Tree, 2 Swamp, and Song. However, a real surprise was a pure flock containing 21 Field Sparrows. These birds were near the main parking area off Vaughn. Never have I seen so many at this date in northern Ohio. A young Bald Eagle also soared over the marsh during my visit. I walked the entire loop at Horseshoe Pond and was rewarded with R-b Nuthatch and G-c Kinglet, but only one of each. Perhaps more exciting were Hermit Thrush and a sleepy Barred Owl. There is actually a good berry crop remaining in this area, and the robins were taking full advantage - 60 or so were seen on the loop. I took a quick drive down the entrance road to Oak Hill, but no shrike or anything else of interest were present. Good birding - Gabe Leidy Cleveland ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ______________________________________________________________________ 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]