Thank you to all who helped out with the Findley State Park Blockbusting Weekend. Our target was the southern area around regions 39 and 40. Organizers: Brad Phillips Grant Thompson Field Trip leaders: Dane Adams Helen & Ken Ostermiller Jan Auburn John Katko Kit Birch Liz Clingman Paul Sherwood Penny O’Conner Ray Stewart Roger Nikiforow Field trip participants: Adele Straub Alicia Elmer Bonnie Law David Riggs Dick & Jean Hoffman Elza Phillips Eric Bruder Ginny Gialow Harriet Alger Helen Taft Jan Auburn Jack Smith Joe Strong Kate Pilacky Mary Poldruhi Mike Smith Susan Yost Tom Fishburn Tammy Martin Property owners for allowing access: Dan Butler Dane Adams Jarvis Babcock Jill Budzelek Mary McConnell Generally being helpful, with data entry, arranging private property access, and so much more! Arlene Lengyel Bill & Laura Jordan Bridget Garrett Dick & Jean Hoffman Joe Martincic Kate Pilacky Penny O’Conner This event was a success in a variety of ways, first of all we had a great time getting out to new places and birding. We also managed to add at least 433 sightings and 84 hours to at least 22 blocks. My personal goal was to find a Vesper Sparrow, something that should be common in fields with Horned Larks. We heard many of Horned Larks in many fields, but yet no Vesper…. Until Sunday when a few of us had great looks at a singing Vesper Sparrow, thanks Brad! 41 people helped make this event possible, thank you, each and everyone. Special thanks to those who plan on going back out to this area to add additional sightings to the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas. Thank you all! Terri Martincic ______________________________________________________________________ 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]