I am in Clintonville, Columbus , Ohio and I have had a Brown Thrasher most of the winter....well at least for the last 3 months and as I recall there was another posting from someone on this listserve that had one in his yard for quite some time. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suellen Fortine" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:53 AM Subject: [Ohio-birds] Brown Thrasher I had a Brown Thrasher at my feeders yesterday. It seems early and I've also never seen one by the feeders ever. He was on the ground, feeding amongst the cardinals, sparrows and starlings. Other birds seen (the "usual suspects"): Mourning Dove (4); Red-bellied Woodpecker (1); Downy WP (1); Blue Jay (3); Carolina Chickadee (1); Titmouse (1); White-breasted Nuthatch (1); Carolina Wren (3); E. Starling (10); Song Sparrow (1); White-throated Sparrow (3); Dark-eyed Junco (2); N Cardinal (6); House Finch (3); American Goldfinch (4); House Sparrow (10) Suellen Fortine Landen, Deerfield Twp., Warren County _________________________________________________________________ Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]