Have you ever had a day where it seemed like every time you looked outside there was a new bird in your yard? I am supposed to be studying, but how can I with all these bright and beautiful birds? This is what I recall seeing today from my back patio: American Crow * American Goldfinch American Robin Baltimore Oriole Blue Jay Brown-headed Cowbird Carolina Chickadee Chipping Sparrow Common Grackle Downy Woodpecker Eastern Bluebird Eastern Towhee European Starling House Finch Mourning Dove Northern Cardinal Orchard Oriole <--WOW! Pileated Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-tailed Hawk* Red-winged Blackbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak Ruby-throated Hummingbird Song Sparrow Tufted Titmouse Turkey Vulture* White-breasted Nuthatch Asterisks are birds seen overhead. Oddly, I have not seen the Brown Thrasher or a Carolina Wren today. Perhaps if I stuck it out until dark I'd get up to 30..... Happy Spring! 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]