Hi - Yesterday, while visiting a property adjacent to Maumee State Forest's APV area (Fulton CR2), Angie and I saw two YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS - a welcome first-of-season bird for us, and a reminder that inexorable spring will arrive sometime soon. Also, during an evening visit to Secor Metropark (Lucas Co.) on Friday, 6 Mar, we encountered a fly-over, solitary SANDHILL CRANE. We also saw a flock 7 cranes on Saturday flying over US24 near the Fallen Timbers area. Good birding, James Cole Lucas Co. Please consider the environment before printing this email ________________________________ James Cole Ohio Bird Conservation Program Manager [log in to unmask] (419) 867-4025 (Phone) (419) 377-9708 (Mobile) (419) 867-8049 (Fax) nature.org <http://nature.org/> The Nature Conservancy Oak Openings Project Office Kitty Todd Nature Preserve 10420 Old State Line Rd. Swanton, OH 43558 ______________________________________________________________________ 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]