The wild turkey flock has grown to 44. This morning they are scattered over about an acre, scratching under the various feeders. Monday for close to half an hour, three toms, circled together, two with tails fully open, just touching, slowly turning. In the bright sunlight they were a rainbow of brilliant colours. Today, under leaden skies they are just huge black shapes again. Otherwise, 3 song sparrows, a few white throated sparrows, 30 plus tree sparrows, 30 plus juncos. Two pileated woodpeckers have been showing up regularly to get nuts and seed scattered on the tree stumps. Missing, the lone red breasted nuthatch that was a daily visitor throughout the winter. Inga Schmidt Chagrin River Road at the Geauga/Cuyagoga Co. line ______________________________________________________________________ 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]