Hello! Well the south winds of the past day or so have done their magic as this evening, several first-of-the-season Woodcock were seen and/or heard at Highbanks by myself and Ken Davis. We observed the Woodcocks in the area between the Nature Center and the park entrance along the main park road, which traditionally is the better area to observe them. There seemed to be some posturing and jockeying for prime real estate from which to display as we saw some Woodcocks chasing each other, rather than performing their aerial display (which did occur a few times). The ranger also indicated that he heard some in the fields near the road to the Northern and Mansion shelters. The Woodcocks showed up just in time for the Woodcock program scheduled at Highbanks for tomorrow evening. Directions to Highbanks and information on the Woodcock program can be found at _www.metroparks.net_ (http://www.metroparks.net) . Rob Lowry Powell, Ohio **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219957551x1201325337/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]