Within the hour a pair of sandhill cranes was seen by John Watts in a wetland along Schleppi Rd in Plain Twp in NE Franklin Co (just east of Hoover Res). They are on private land, but visible from the road. Pretty unusual for this time of year away from breeding grounds. Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]