I stopped by Spring Valley today and then Eastwood Metropark later in the day (March 13th). I moved here from central NY this past fall. I have been amazed at the diversity of birds coming through the area this time of year. Spring starts so much later in Upstate NY! Here's a list of what I saw. The Common Goldeneyes were a first for me. *Spring Valley* Bufflehead, Virgina Rail, Ring Neck Duck, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Pied-billed Grebe, Eastern Bluebird, Tree Swallow, Eastern Phoebe, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Brown Creeper, White-throated Sparrow Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, White-breasted Nuthatch, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Chickadee, Song Sparrow, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, American Goldfinch, House Finch, Slate-colored Junco, Blue Jay, Northern Flicker, Killdeer, Mallard, Canada Goose, American Crow, Northern Cardinal, American Robin, Common Grackle, European Starling, House Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird. *Eastwood Metropark* Bald Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Eastern Meadowlark, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-breasted Merganser, Horned Grebe, Common Goldeneye, Mourning Dove, Rock Dove, Ring-billed Gull. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]