Despite a 40 degree drop in temperature from just two days ago, the signs of Spring are still increasing. At Highbanks Metro Park in Columbus tonight, I had two Blue-winged Teal on the wetlands pond. There were also a small number of other ducks including: Green-winged Teal 2 Wood Duck - 12 so they are arriving in good numbers Mallard Many Northern Shoveler 2 Ring-necked Duck 8 Bufflehead 2 Common Goldeneye 1 Hooded Merganser 8 Gadwall 2 I did not see any early wildflowers but the ramps have sprouted in several areas. Ken Davis Westerville, OH ______________________________________________________________________ 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]