When I finally went outside after the January 1, I thought with my luck my first bird of the year will be an American Crow...it was, right there at my car. But today after church I made a quick jaunt in my car through Silver Springs Metro Park...I came across an Eastern Towhee foraging in the leaves. It was my first sighting of this bird before March and a great addition to my January list. Onward, Denise in Akron, Ohio (Summit County) www.feathersfibersfaith.blogspot.com "Look at the birds..." Matthew 6:26 I look at them because I believe in their existence, the way their songs begin and end each day–the invocations and the benedictions to God Himself. I look to the birds because they remind me of what I love rather than what I fear. And that God's eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me! ______________________________________________________________________ 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]