With some portions put up as recently as yesterday, the Ohio Division of Wildlife has made some information about our birds available in a more convenient and updated fashion. On the Wild Resources page http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/wild_resourcessubhomepage/tabid/5720/Default.aspx are two categories of special interest to readers of this list. The new lists of threatened/endangered species are here. Many former quibbles with it remain, but a new category and the lack of nomenclatural errors make it easier to consult. Click on "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife" in the menu. Refreshing also are new reports on DOW "Research and Surveys." Here you can find Division numbers & status of bird species such as various white-cheeked geese species (beware nomenclatural anachronisms, though), wintering waterfowl (kinda skimpy, but at least current), barn owls, common terns, northern bobwhites, introduced trumpeter swans, etc., along with the Division's current take on each. AOU purists will recoil that English names are not capitalized, but they look fine to me. Many of us will not agree with all the views presented here, but probably all will welcome this organized and timely addition to the DOW web pages. Definitely worth a look, as well as discussion in this forum among those who might be interested. 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]