Jeff Grabmeier, Adam Cicone and I birded some places in southwestern Ohio yesterday. The onset of cold, windy weather created a disappointingly quiet day, although we eventually managed 73 species. Our most notable find was made just east of Indian Creek Wildlife Area at the intersection of Township Road 103 and Julian Road in Brown County. A fallow field there held a flock of about 150 American Pipits. Although we looked, we could find no Smith's Longspurs or even fields grassy enough to attract them. Cheers, Paul Paul Gardner Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]