I check Bluebird \ Tree Swallow boxes at the Highbanks Metro Park wetlands every week during the summer. Since 6/5, I have heard a Pied-billed Grebe calling each time that I was at the wetlands. Today, there was an adult Pied-billed Grebe with 6 young chicks following close behind. Pied-billed Grebes had bred at the wetlands for at least a couple of years prior to the start of the OBBA II but were not present in 2006 or 2007. Earlier this summer, I observed a Hooded Merganser at the wetlands with 6 chicks so this has been a very productive year at a relatively small wetland. Directions to Highbanks can be found at _www.metroparks.net_ (http://www.metroparks.net) . Ken Davis Westerville, 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]