I was able to take the family out for a walk before mass yesterday at Boettler Park in Green. It's amazing how birds can make even now birdwathcers (like my wife) stop and be amazed. Her favorites were the singing Field Sparrows and the abundant Red-Winged Balckbirds perched atop the catttails. My 8 year old (who is already a birdwatcher) loved the up close view of a Redtail and the many Bluebirds. I spent most of my time watching the pair of Blue-winged Teal hanging out in the wetlands. I will make a full time birder out of my wife yet, Good birding, ______________________________________________________________________ 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]