This morning I went to Blendon Woods Metro Park in Franklin County to join Bruce Simpson with the park's January 1st Bird Walk. The walk was a success, but I'll let Bruce post the results. My year began as I was driving to the park. Heading south on Sunbury Road I spotted a group of shapes in the trees along the near shore. I pulled into the East Walnut Boat Launch area, focused my binoculars and logged in the first species for the year. Six Bald Eagles, four adults and two immature's. This greatly beat what normally shows up first each year. Wishing everyone a terrific 2009 of birding. Charlie Bombaci **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]