Last night at 6:15-ish while outside putting up Christmas lights, I heard a flock of Canada geese flying over and looked up to watch. About a minute later I heard another sound and looked up again and found the Tundra swans flying over. Counted 96 in 2 different formations headed south east and pretty high up. After they were out of sight I had to finish the lights. While pulling lights around a set of pines I looked inside the tree and saw something move. And there it was, my first little saw whet owl just staring at me while I stared back. After a few minutes of up close appreciation I moved on to the other trees. Stay warm guys and good birding, Dan G. **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]