Hi, I had an enjoyable walk with my dog on the Black Swamp Bird Observatory walking trail and the Magee W/A and Ottawa NWR partnership trail this evening. I heard/seen at least four American Woodcock performing their courtship aerial dances. I thought for sure they may have been hit hard by the snowstorm last weekend. The snow is thawing so there are more early spring migrants appearing everyday. Enjoy early spring! Julie Shieldcastle Black Swamp Bird Observatory ______________________________________________________________________ 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]