A small group braved the cold this morn for a 2 mile walk in the north part of Glen Helen. Mostly, we found that the birds were asleep along with most of humanity, but by and by, we found many of the winter residents expected: Mourning dove Belted kingfisher Red-bellied woodpecker Yellow-bellied sapsucker Downy woodpecker Blue jay American crow Carolina chickadee Tufted titmouse White-breasted nuthatch American robin White-throated sparrow Dark-eyed junco Northern cardinal American goldfinch Happy new year! -Nick ------------------------- Nick Boutis Executive Director Glen Helen Ecology Institute 405 Corry St. Yellow Springs, OH 45387 Visit us online, at www.glenhelen.org ______________________________________________________________________ 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]