The last mention of Hurricane Ike that I saw on this listserve reflected the earlier prediction that the remains of Ike would pass over n.w. Ohio around 2 a.m. on Monday. Since that time, the forward motion of the storm has picked up considerably. The center of the storm is over southern Illinois right now (about noon on Sunday) and is predicted to pass over n.w. Ohio late this afternoon, with strong wind advisories in effect from 2 pm to 10 pm. One of the weather models that I saw had the highest winds in the Toledo area around 5 pm. We're likely to see heavy rain, thunderstorms, winds of more than 30 mph with gusts possibly well over 40 mph. So far, looking at listserves from farther south, I haven't seen mention of anything more exotic than Sooty Tern and Mag Frigatebird, and I don't know if there's any chance that storm-related birds might reach Ohio. But the weather is likely to be bad for a while this afternoon, and that's a reason to either go out looking (at your own risk) or hunker down indoors, depending on how crazy you are. Ike caused a huge amount of damage in Texas, and in talking about possible storm-related bird occurrences, I don't mean in any way to be making light of the destruction and suffering caused by the storm. Kenn Kaufman Oak Harbor, 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]