We have also had the cardinals singing. Also tufted titmice started calling around Feb. 5. Two white-bellied nuthatches have been chasing and calling to each other more than they had been. Also saw a turkey vulture west of Cadiz on Feb. 5. David Smith Station 15 Harrison Cty. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Mock" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 3:46 PM Subject: [Ohio-birds] Love Is In the Air > Several signs of spring were manifested in the back yard late this > morning. > > Two Downy Woodpeckers seemed to be courting, chasing each other for quite > a > while from tree to tree, circling the trunks, etc. I know one was a male > and > assume the other was female. If they weren't in motion, one would be > behind > a branch or trunk, making it difficult to get a definitive view of both. > > A male and female House Finch had some deliberate bill-to-bill contact up > in > a tree, though I can't verify that he passed her a seed, chewing gum, or > germs. > > A cardinal has been singing off and on for a couple of weeks , but today > he > put on quite a concert. Usually the cardinals eat at the feeder; however, > a > male left with a black oil sunflower seed. He went out of sight to the > corner of the house, but I suspect he presented it to his female. > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]