I visited Killdeer Plains on Thursday March 5. There was significant ice on the ponds, although there were patches of open water. It was particularly winy with strong winds (> 10 knots) from the south. Birds seen: Black-capped (?) chickadee Canada goose (by the thousands) Snow goose (several dozen) Red-winged blackbird Northern Harrier Red-tailed hawk American kestrel Wild turkey Mallard Blue-winged teal Northern pintail Canvassback Wood duck Tundra swan (several) Herring gull Killdeer Mourning dove American robin Northern cardinal Blue Jay American crow Song sparrow ______________________________________________________________________ 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]