Hi all, Copied below is a post from Tom Kemp, from the Toledo-area rare bird website just minutes ago. This is only the second record of Mountain Bluebird in Ohio, and it sounds as if this major rarity is quite findable. Get it while you can - the last record was in the winter of 1989/90, so we might have to wait a while for another! Jim McCormac "Several of us watched the Mountain bluebird this morning, April 7, from 9:15 to 10:15. It was in exactly the same place as Pat's post described, the junction of Wilkins Rd. and Rtes. 295/20A at the west end of the airport. It spent time on the roadside and perched on the airport fence and signs. In fact, it was alarmingly close to the cars and trucks speeding by. It did fly out a few hundred yards into the big field to the west at one time, but was soon back on the roadside. The bird appears to be a young male, with considerable blue on the head, back, and wings; the undersides are gray suffused with light blue. That being said, I know nothing about plumage variation or molt in this species, so I will be happy to be corrected. Mark Plessner and others were there taking pictures so they will be posted shortly I think. This is the first record for the Toledo area and only the second for the state. Tom Kemp" Jim McCormac Ohio Division of Wildlife 2045 Morse Rd., G-2 Columbus, Ohio 43229 614-265-6440 614-262-1143 fax ______________________________________________________________________ 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]