My first check of the Hardin Co. wetlands this afternoon for the winter bird atlas turned up quite a few surprises. The complete list is as follows: Snow Goose 22 9 white, 13 blue Cackling Goose 3 Canada Goose 2,720 Am. Wigeon 4 Am. Black Duck 88 Mallard 512 N. Pintail 47 AMERICAN BITTERN 1 flushed close twice, seemed in good health. Bald Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 38 Red Tailed Hawk 1 Am Kestrel 1 WILSON'S SNIPE 1 M. Dove 10 Short Earred Owl 4 Downy Woodpecker 2 Blue Jay 1 Crow 6 Am. Tree Sparrow 134 Song Sparrow 6 N. Cardinal 7 Redwing 2 E. Meadowlark 5 Rick Counts Wyandot Co. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]