As we were leaving the house on Saturday afternoon, I was surprised to see 2 male and 5 female Bobwhite feeding along my driveway. They were only about 100 yards from my feeders. I am hoping they will make it on up the hill and find the cracked corn. These are the first quail I have seen around in 2 years. Last Tuesday, during the ice and snow storms, I had a LOT of activity at the feeders and I was fortunate to have a little time to sit down and watch the show from time to time. Once I looked out and counted 7 male towhees scattered about the yard along with a few females. Normally, I will only have 2 or 3 at a time. The other good birds were a pair of Fox Sparrows and a Red-Breasted Nuthatch. My total feeder list for the day was 21 species. Number 21 was a lone Starling eating suet at dusk. I noticed a couple of the goldfinches are starting to show a few yellow feathers, and the titmice are starting to sing like they mean it in the mornings. Spring can't be far off... Tracy Morman Scipio Township, Meigs 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]