Our backyard has an interesting mix of birds today; newly-arrived Chipping Sparrows and Northern Robins are feeding alongside wintering juncos and Red-breasted Nuthatches. The chipping sparrows are two weeks earlier than we've ever seen them in previous years. Heather Nagy Pataskala ______________________________________________________________________ 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]