This may be surprising to birders in tropical climates like Columbus and Cincinnati, but it has been very cold in northwest Ohio for the last couple of days. The snow that fell Tuesday night is mostly still in place, the thick ice that coated everything Friday morning is still in place, and it won't melt any time before Wednesday. For tomorrow, temperatures are predicted to be 25 degrees at dawn but dropping all day, with 25-30 mph winds, and wind chills pushing 20 below zero. The CBC at Fremont (Sandusky Co.) scheduled for tomorrow (Sunday Dec. 21) is being postponed. The new date has not been set yet, but it will be announced on Ohio-Birds and on RareBird as soon as it's established. Compiler / organizer John Sawvel is looking at all the options for alternate dates. Tom Kemp just announced on RareBird (http://www.rarebird.org) that tomorrow's count for Rudolph (Wood Co.) is also being postponed, with the new date likely to be Dec. 28; those interested should check back on RareBird later to see if that date has been confirmed. At this season, when even Rudolph isn't willing to go out, you know the weather is bad! Please convey this information to anyone you know who was planning to go on one of these two counts and who isn't online. Thanks Kenn Kaufman Chair, Education Committee, Black Swamp Bird Observatory ______________________________________________________________________ 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]