The Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary is in southern Mahoning County. OBBA2 region 53, block A6NW, near Canfield, The entrance is on Calla road. Begin forwarded message: > From: [log in to unmask] > Date: Fri Mar 20, 2009 12:04:14 PM US/Eastern > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Give it a try, Jim > > Hello, Ohioans. Below is a recent list of species at MCWS. All > observations were by ever-intrepid observers Jim Dolan, Jeff Harvey and > Bob/ Denise (shrike) Lane. Please excuse the alphabetical order -- > sometimes easier to work with. I still hold to my motto: "Water up: > ducks -- water down: shorebirds." Water levels are being lowered for > the latter. This list does not include earlier 2009 sightings of > white-winged crossbill, pine siskin, snow goose, other waterfowl and > others. The long-residing, nesting eagles appear to be holding onto > their eggs this year; they lost them last season. And the resident > river otter has been sighted several times over the last year, along > with many other non avian species. Designing this ecosystem for the > "umbrella species" of ducks and shorebirds has, as the term implies, > provided habitat for almost every other species found in Ohio. > > Once again, because the area is restricted, Jim, Jeff and Bob/Denise > have graciously offered to escort birders around the sanctuary. Until > further notice, at least one of them will be at the sanctuary entrance > at 9 AM Sunday mornings. For other times, email me and I will forward > to one of the observers. (I am currently not in Ohio.) > > Bill Jones > Canfield (Youngstown) > > <File attached: image.tiff> > <File attached: image.tiff> > > Job Hunting? Start with the companies that posted job openings this > week. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]