John Habig, Troy Shively and I birded in central and north-central Ohio yesterday, signing off in late afternoon when it became clear we were going to fall a few short of the state February record of 87, and well short of predicted high temps. All were birds of the season, and nearly all to be expected at this date. Good finds worth passing on were: ---a Ross's goose, probably the one reported by Sean Williams on Thursday, which had moved a bit east to float just off the swimming beach at Delaware State Park with gulls and other geese. ---15-20 white-winged crossbills remaining at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus (trees around the pit & feeders), and several at Chapel Hts Memorial Garden north of Marion (old DeLorme 47-C7), where several red-breasted nuthatches remain. ---an adult golden eagle at Killdeer (just N of intersection of C77 & T123), probably the bird reported a couple of times earlier this season. Interesting was an aggregation of thousands of birds feeding on the ground in the NW part of Green Lawn. Very intent, they allowed us to move slowly among them in the car. In order of number: starlings, juncos, robins, white-throated sparrows, cardinals, song sparrows, r-s towhee. Others that don't often feed on the ground may have been drawn to the area by the others: brown creeper, yellow-rumped warbler, goldfinches, various woodpeckers, etc. Quite a show, even without the scarcer species we were seeking. Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]