Linda and I birded at Wyandot County C-112 and C-29, then Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area today. The roads were a mess and I'll have to wash the car to tell what color it is. When we began it was still cold and walking wasn't bad, but then as it warmed up and the snow melted, the fields became a series of puddles and pools waiting to trap the unsuspecting birder. At Wyandot County C-112 there were nice flocks of Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs and Horned Larks and several Northern Harriers. The Snow Buntings and Lapland Longspurs are quickly changing to their breeding plumage and looked great. They were coming right up to the car which provided terrific views of them. From there we made a quick trip to Wyandot County C-29 where we located more Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs and Horned Larks along with two Bald Eagles at their nest site. Then we off to Killdeer Plains WA. We met several people that had just checked out the pine grove behind the barn on C-71 and they informed us that they had not located anything there. We headed to the pine grove on C-108 where we located Long-eared Owls. Driving the roads we located a large flock of Red-winged Blackbirds, some Common Grackles, American Tree Sparrows, Rough-legged Hawks, Northern Harriers, Bald Eagles, Pileated Woodpeckers and lots of Eastern Meadowlarks. At Pond 27 there was a nice variety of waterfowl including three species of swans and a nice selection of ducks. At Washburn Road we located a large mixed flock of Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs and Horned Larks. On our way out we finished with a couple of Short-eared Owls. Our list for the trip, with numbers for select species, included: Canada Goose Mute Swan (2) Trumpeter Swan (8) Tundra Swan (37) Gadwall (7) American Wigeon (2) American Black Duck (6) Mallard Northern Pintail (36) Canvasback (9) Redhead (5) Ring-necked Duck (2) Lesser Scaup (1) Bald Eagle (5) Northern Harrier (11) Cooper’s Hawk (1) Red-tailed Hawk (31) Rough-legged Hawk (10) American Kestrel (22) Killdeer (2) Ring-billed Gull Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Long-eared Owl (5) Short-eared Owl (2) Downy Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker (2) Blue Jay American Crow Horned Lark (100+) Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch American Robin Northern Mockingbird European Starling American Tree Sparrow Song Sparrow Lapland Longspur (50+) Snow Bunting (100+) Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle House Sparrow Charlie Bombaci **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]