We had 23 also - highest for our feeding station. We live in a big forest, near a hemlock gorge. 1.. Carolina Chickadee (3) 2.. Tufted Titmouse (2) 3.. N. Cardinal (14) 4.. White-breasted Nuthatch (2) 5.. American Goldfinch (95) 6.. Red-breasted Nuthatch (1) 7.. Downy Woodpecker (3) 8.. Purple Finch (65) 9.. N. Junco (19) 10.. White-throated Sparrow (2) 11.. Red-bellied Woodpecker (1) 12.. Song Sparrow (5) 13.. Fox Sparrow (2) 14.. Am.Tree Sparrow (20) 15.. Rufous-sided Towhee (2) 16.. Carolina Wren (1) 17.. Brown Creeper (1) 18.. White-crowned Sparrow (1) 19.. Common Grackle* (45) 20.. Red-winged Blackbird* (20) 21.. Rusty Blackbird* (3) 22.. Brown -headed Cowbird* (22) 23.. House Finch* (3) *The last five species were new today! I didn't count the single robin that flew in and observed twice, but did not actually partake (as far as I was able to tell) - despite the dried currants I've been trying to tempt frugivores with. I was fortunate to have a big stash of cracked corn with which to tempt the icterids away from the feeders, so that the little guys could still feed. We went through a frightful amount of seed today. Everyone was so frantic, with ten inches of snow cover. So we are tied. But, considering you are in a small urban yard, I concede the contest to you in the unlikely case that we have the highest number. Thanks! Bruce Bruce Lombardo [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Milliron" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 8:51 PM Subject: [Ohio-birds] Snowy Day Birding Contest > Greetings, > > I was going to post to ohiobirds.org but it seems the site is down.... > Today was the best backyard birding day I have ever had. Not only did I > get > the most species in one day, but I also picked up two life birds!! The > lifers were Fox Sparrow and Rusty Blackbird. There were 3 Fox Sparrows > and > 2 Rusty Blackbirds and they were around for most of the day so I got a lot > of great looks and was able to compare with similar birds. Quite the > banner > day for my little 20'X20' or so backyard! > > Here's the list: > > 1. Tufted Titmouse (2) > 2. European Starling (15) > 3. Fox Sparrow (3) > 4. Blue Jay (1) > 5. Cowbird > 6. Rusty Blackbird (2) > 7. Tree Sparrow (1) > 8. Grackle (3) > 9. American Robin (1) > 10. Cardinal (12) > 11. Dark-eyed Junco (17+) > 12. Song Sparrow (5) > 13. Eastern Towhee (4) (or is it rufous-sided, I forget what is > current, sorry) > 14. Carolina Wren (2) > 15. White-throated Sparrow (5) > 16. Chickadee (3) > 17. Goldfinch (16) > 18. WB Nuthatch (1) > 19. Red-bellied Woodpecker (1) > 20. Mourning Dove (14) > 21. Downy Woodpecker (2) > 22. Red-winged blackbird (35+) > 23. House Finch (6) > > Hope everyone else had a great day and enjoyed this wintery weather. > > Sarah Milliron > Albany, Ohio > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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]